ALCOHOL AND GUTKHA ADDICTION OF TRANSGENDER IN KALYANA-KARNATAKA REGION OF KARNATAKA STATE, INDIA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56815/IRJAHS/2025.n2.19-25

Abstract

Transgender individuals have a higher risk of rising Alcohol and Gutkha use disorder. Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), characterized by problematic patterns of alcohol consumption, significantly contributes to health concerns and can lead to adverse social, physical, and mental consequences for individuals and society. Gutkha is a partially ground mixture of areca nut (also known as beetle nut or supari), smokeless tobacco, catechu, paraffin, and sweet-smelling chemicals in limewater. It is popular and mainly manufactured in India and exported to some other countries like Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, etc. and is used as a mild stimulant and highly addictive. It is consumed like smokeless or chewing tobacco and causes several health hazards in Transgender. Alcohol and Gutkha use disorder leading cause of oral cancer-related deaths. Shopkeepers are continuously selling it without regard for the potential ban, driven by the desire for high profits; on the other hand, clever manufacturers continue to provide Alcohol and gutkha products.