Introduction: Alcohol was a part of meal as well as staple in many cultural diets. In addition it was used in celebration of birth and other ceremonies. The use of drug, including alcohol began as a part of tribal ritual. As people became aware of tension reducing and relaxation properties of these substances their use for this purpose increased. In early times alcohol was used to cleanse wounds, as an anesthetic and as an ingredient in salves and tonics. Alcohol was considered to be a divine drink, but gradually its use become more and more common in public leading to opening of the liquor shops in almost every part of universe. People started an indiscriminate use of alcohol leading to various health problems in them and their families. About 2 billion people worldwide consume alcoholic drinks. Over 76 million people are currently affected by alcohol used disorder such as alcohol dependence and abuse. According to 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 86.4% people ages 18 or older reported that they drank alcohol at some point in their lifetime. Aims: This study aims to, 1. To assess the prevalence of alcoholism among people residing in village Lakhnour, Mohali. 2. To find the association between the prevalence scores of alcoholic subjects with their demographic variables. Materials and methods: A descriptive study was conducted to assess the prevalence of alcoholism among men residing in village Lakhnour, Mohali, Punjab. After getting permission from the area in-charge, a survey was done using a AUDIT questionnaire including socio-demographic variables. Lakhnour is a village of 168 houses with a population of 1080. Out of 168 houses, 76 houses have alcoholics. Random sampling technique was used and the data was collected from 76 subjects in the age group of 30–80 yrs in the month of October 2018. The total score is 40 and it is divided into low risk (0–7), moderate risk (8–15), high risk (16–19) and very high risk (>20) alcoholics. A written consent was obtained from the subjects before conducting the study. The collected data was analysed by using descriptive statistics. Results: The results shows that most of the alcoholics are males (100%) in the age group from 30-40 yrs (35%), are farmers (38.1%) and have family income of Rs.10,000–Rs.20,000 (77.6%). Majority of the men 34 (44.7%) are high risk alcoholics, 32 (42.1%) are very high risk alcoholics and 10 (13.1%) are moderate risk alcoholics. The study also shows that there is no significant association between the prevalence scores of alcoholic subjects and their demographic variables at the level of p> 0.05 significance. Conclusion: Alcohol damages the liver, heart, pancreas, lungs and kidneys. People who consume it are more prone to infections and have poor immunity. They tend to suffer from hypertension, obesity, diabetes, kidney failure, prostate and urology cancers. Hence alcoholism is a serious threat to the health of the country and proper action is needed at the grass-root level.

Keywords: Alcohol; Prevalence; Consumption, Risk factor.