Study on Alcohol Consumption and Impact of Social Problem
Authors: Dr. S. Paramesvaran
Date: January-March 2020
Page Numbers: 24-34
Issue: 03
Volume: 03
Abstract : India is the third largest spirits market by volume in the world, behind only China and
Russia. Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) comprises both brown spirits (such as whisky,
brandy and rum) as well as white spirits like gin, vodka, and white rum. the researcher found that
Half of the respondents felt that alcohol played the leading role in family or domestic violence,
55 per cent of the respondents felt that alcohol played the leading role in incidences of public
urination, 48.3 per cent of respondents opined that alcohol played a leading role in acts of
vandalism, 68.3 per cent of them felt that alcohol played a leading role in the causation of traffic
accidents, 61.7 per cent of the respondents thought that alcohol played the leading role in eve
teasing.

