HARMFUL ALCOHOL USE IN GOA, INDIA, AND ITS ASSOCIATIONS WITH VIOLENCE: A STUDY IN PRIMARY CARE

The male pattern of drinking in Goa is one of the high rates of abstention coupled with relatively high rates of harmful and dependent drinking in those who consume alcohol. Most women are abstainers. These data provide the first evidence in India on (i) the role of the GP in identification of harmful alcohol use and (ii) the contribution of harmful drinking to the perpetration of physical violence from the perspective of the alcohol user.