Bengaluru: The death by suicide associated with drug abuse and alcoholism continues to increase by 2020 see more than 9,000 cases such as at least one hour level.
Only two countries, Maharashtra and Karnataka, accounted for more than 43% of cases.
Psychiatrists and psychologists say people can be pushed into a gap with underlying mental conditions that are strengthened by alcohol and drugs, or these actions can be influenced by other problems including financial difficulties and family problems.
The number of deaths like that increased by almost 17% by 2020, compared with 7,860 reported previous data per data on the National Records (NCRB) data.
In 2019, suicide because of drug abuse and alcohol to 5.6% from more than 1.3 lakh suicide throughout the country.
Relatively, these cases contributed 6% of more than 1.5 lakh suicide reported in 2020.
Of the 9,169 deaths, 3,956 came from Maharashtra and Karnataka.
Data analysis from previous years showed that Maharashtra had topping tables since at least 2015, cases in Karnataka have grown and brought the country to second place since 2018.
It was in third place in 2015 and 2020, almost 40,000 deaths by suicide had been Associated with drugs and alcohol.
In addition to Maharashtra and Karnataka, three other states – Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala – also reported a high percentage in these years.
In 2020, these countries together contributed 7,356 (more than 80%) of the total death.
There has been a consistent increase in these cases in the last five years with 2015 only reported 3,670 cases.
This is not just a total number of cases like that, but suicide like the percentage of the total suicide has also risen.
In 2015, these cases only contributed 2.7% of the total suicide.
Many Ti Psychiatrists speak to say patients who experience depression and alcoholism are susceptible to suicide and long-term use or large consumption can also cause psychosis caused by substances that can cause suicide.
While Maharashtra has seen consistent growth in cases, Karnataka, which only has 94 cases like that in 2015, has seen a more significant nail.
Annual increase in Maharashtra has been in the range of 7% and 29%, while between 30% and 300% (2015 to 2018) in Karnataka.