OPIATES DERIVATIVES MISUSE AMONG SAMPLE OF ATTENDANTS IN IBN RUSHED HOSPITAL IN BAGHDAD CITY.
Journal Title: World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 8
Abstract
Background: The substance abuse has become one of the major public health problems of present society. Recently there has been a rising in the incidence of substance abuse including that of opiates throughout the world. Objective: To determine demographic characteristics of opiates users and determine the Physical, and Social characteristics of drug opiates abuse in Baghdad City. Subject and methods this study was a cross sectional study done in Ibn-Rushud Teaching hospital in Baghdad city. Conducted from the 5th November 2016 to 15th March 2017. Data were collected from opiates misuse derivatives attended patients using special design questionnaire. Results: The study findings revealed that all sample (100%) were males, and about half of sample were at age (20-29) years, (34.1%) of them had completed primary school, singles constitutes 52% of opiates users, As regard employment was 62.6%, and more than two thirdof them were living in urban area. physical characteristic and social characteristic had more effects on patients than other characteristics. In conclusion, the results of this study provide support that opiates abuse was common among males aged (20-29) years, more than half of the study samples were singles.
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Dr. Eyad Abbes
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