Epidemiology of substance abuse in the population of Lucknow.

Background: Habit of consuming tobacco and areca-nut containing substances is in vogue in Lucknow as a part of the Nawabi culture. Hence, this study was planned with an aim to generate evidence for the prevalence of habits of substance abuse by the population of Lucknow and know their socio-demographic profile.

Methodology: Population based cross-sectional study was conducted by organizing oral health check-up camps in randomly selected rural and urban parts of Lucknow, the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, which is the most populated state of India.