Cannabis and Opium Abuse Patterns and Their Associated Complications in a Sample of Young Iranians

Autor/inn/en	Attari, Mohammad Ali; Asgary, Sedigheh; Shahrokhi, Shahnaz; Naderi, Gholam Ali; Shariatirad, Schwann
Titel	Cannabis and Opium Abuse Patterns and Their Associated Complications in a Sample of Young Iranians
Quelle	In: Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 21 (2012) 3, S.238-246 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1067-828X
DOI	10.1080/1067828X.2012.689806
Schlagwörter	Marijuana; Physical Examinations; Incidence; Drug Abuse; Patients; Rural Areas; Foreign Countries; Probability; Males; Females; Adolescents; Correlation; Problem Solving; Gender Differences; Interviews; Data Analysis; Smoking; Students; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Medical examination; Medizinische Untersuchung; Vorkommen; Patient; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Ausland; Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Weibliches Geschlecht; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Korrelation; Problemlösen; Geschlechterkonflikt; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Auswertung; Rauchen; Student; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin
Abstract	The prevalence of drug abuse has been reported to be up to 17.0% in Iran. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of two frequently abused substances--cannabis and opium--in samples of the young population in Isfahan, Iran. In a survey done from January 2005 to December 2006, 537 individuals aged 13-20 years were recruited using a multistage probability sampling method. Demographic and clinical data were recorded through face-to-face interviews, physical examinations, and reviews of the patients' medical records by trained interviewers. Morphine and cannabis were detected by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) on each blood sample. The rates of morphine and cannabis abuse were 2.2% and 3.2%, respectively. They were abused in 0.5% and 15.3% of cigarette smokers as well. Male-to-female ratio in addicts was 4:1, and the mean age of addicts was 17.54 plus or minus 1.86 years old. There was a significant relationship between male gender and addiction (P = 0.002). The prevalence of substance abuse in urban and rural areas was 6.3% and 9.5%, respectively. A total of 2.5% of rural females were addicted, compared to 2.4% in Isfahan (city). In Isfahan, opium was the most commonly abused substance while in rural areas cannabis was the most commonly abused. Substance abuse among adolescents has increased dramatically and has a significant negative effect on society. It seems that substance abuse is more prevalent than it is estimated. Therefore, developing and implementing appropriate solutions for solving this problem seems necessary. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10