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This study estimated the patterns of substance use and associated common psychiatric comorbidity in a sample of coal mine workers.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n Coal mine workers at the age of 18 yr or above engaged in mining activities (skilled\/semi-skilled\/unskilled) were recruited from the Raniganj \u2013 Asansol coal mining areas of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL). Participants were screened to identify patterns of substance use and other common mental health problems. All participants were administered ASSIST (The Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test); GENACIS (Gender, Alcohol and Culture: An International Study) modified questionnaire; and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) for primary screening for anxiety and depression.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n Out of 202 participants 69 per cent (n=140) were found with either \u2018hazardous and harmful\u2019 (moderate risk); or \u2018dependent\u2019 (high risk) patterns of use of either tobacco or alcohol or cannabis or of more than one substance. Only 31 per cent (n=62) were \u2018low-risk\u2019 for all substances. Almost 65 per cent (n=132) and 49 per cent (n=99) participants out of the whole sample (n=202) belonged to \u2018hazardous and harmful\u2019 (moderate risk) and \u2018dependent\u2019 (high risk) pattern of tobacco and alcohol consumption, respectively. About 28.8 per cent (n=38) and 23.7 per cent (n=31) of all participants had anxiety and depression, respectively. Combined moderate to high use of both alcohol and tobacco use was significantly associated with the risk of having anxiety [adjusted odds ratio (AOR)=4.896,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <0.015] and depression (AOR=5.335,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <0.012).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Interpretation & conclusions<\/jats:title>\n Alcohol and tobacco are major substance abuse problems among coal mine workers. 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