Substance Use Disorders Among Psychiatric Inpatients: Prevalence, Pattern and Co-Morbidities
Journal Title: International Journal of Health & Medical Research - Year 2024, Vol 3, Issue 08
Abstract
Substance use disorders are disorders of global health concern as they are part of the NMDS group of disorders earmarked for attention by the World Health Organization through the mental health gap action programme (mhgap) and they contribute to the global burden of disease. The global annual prevalence of drug use among adult population of 15 – 64 years of age was reported as 5.6%, while in Nigeria, it was 14.4%. Apart from alcohol, cannabis was the most used substance, while cocaine was the least used in Nigeria.[1] In another report, the burden of substance use in Nigeria among students and youths was found to be about 20%.[2] Prevalence is the number or frequency of existing cases of disease in a defined population at a given point in time.[3] Substance use disorders refer to conditions arising from the misuse of alcohol, psychoactive drugs, or other chemicals such as volatile substances. These include intoxication, harmful use, dependence, amnestic disorder, substance-induced psychotic disorder etc.[4] In a cross-sectional study conducted among patients admitted to four public hospitals in South Africa, tobacco and alcohol were the most misused substances and the median age of respondents was 38 years.[5] In a similar study done on the determinants and prevalence of relapse among admitted patients with substance use disorders in Rwanda, Kabisa and colleagues found that majority of the respondents (84.1%) were males and that poly-substance use, living with peers and hospitalization of less than 3 months were associated with higher rates of relapse.[6] In a study among patients attending an emergency hospital in Egypt, cannabis was found to be the most abused drug, followed by tramadol. Predictors of substance abuse were: younger age (below 30 years), male and being single with unsatisfactory income
Authors and Affiliations
DR ADEKEYE, A. P. ,DR LAWAL, M. A. ,DR ELEGBEDE,A. O. ,DR AKANBI, S. A. ,DR ANNAFI, B. S. ,DR IGBINLADE,A. S. ,DR ABIDAKUN, O. O.
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