Background: Alcohol abuse can be found among all age groups, predominantly in men. Notable ethnic differences observed in the prevalence of alcohol-related liver disease and associated mortality. Overall consumption or the average volume of alcohol consumption has been the usual measure of exposure linking alcohol to disease in recent decades. Aim: To assess the social, economical and family problems of alcoholics residing at selected rehabilitation centers in Pune city. Methods: A descriptive study was done on 60 alcoholic’s patients, convenient sampling technique was adopted to select the samples, self-structured questionnaire was made to assess the problems of alcoholics in selected in deaddiction centers of Pune city. Results: Majority (40.32) of the age group of 31-40 and most of them (74.19%) were single (40.32%) had business as their occupation. (32.26%) had a family income of 15000-30000 and (59.69%) belonged to joint family. alcoholics have more social problem. In some sample occupation, age, marital status value is less (than 0.05) so there is significant association between social problem as well as economic problem of alcoholics. In family problem the p-values are large ,none of the demographic variable was found to have significant association with the family problem of alcoholics. Conclusion: Finding from this study revealed that alcoholics have more social problem regarding tend to drink, anger outburst and physically sick after drinking. Majority of their spouse complained about drinking as well as they tried to stop them and refused to talk with them. Majority of them missed a whole day at work after drinking or suspended or dismissed from work
