Changing behavioural pattern of drug users in Hong Kong 1991‐1995

Lee, S. S.; Hollinrake, J.B.; Ng, Marie

doi:10.1046/j.1360-0443.1998.9345419.x

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“…Consistent with international studies young heroin users reported high rates of risk taking behaviors including the lending of needles after use (Lee, Hollinrake, & Ng, 1998;Stein, Charuvastra, & Anderson, 2002). The higher prevalence of borrowing needles among females is in keeping with the findings of Darke and Hall (1995).…”

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Young people with heroin dependence: Findings from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS)

Mills

Teesson

Darke

et al. 2004

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Young people with heroin dependence: Findings from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS)

Mills

Teesson

Darke

et al. 2004

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

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“…Young abusers began smoking cigarettes in their early teens, and they gradually learnt from their friends to add heroin powder to the tips of their cigarettes for better stimulation. After a period of time, some abusers switched to inhalation (also known as “dragon chasing”), and intravenous or intramuscular injection for even stronger sensations (23, 24). …”

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confidence: 99%

“…Although heroin continued to be the most popular drug throughout 1980s to early 1990s, its predominance gradually declined (12, 24), and benzodiazepines, marijuana, barbiturates, pethidine, and methaqualone all emerged as other common drug options that have been reported (12, 23, 25). Since then, polysubstance-abuse began.…”

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Hidden Drug Abuse in Hong Kong: From Social Acquaintance to Social Isolation

Tam

Kwok

et al. 2018

Front. Psychiatry

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The present paper examines the issue of hidden drug abuse in Hong Kong. Although official statistics show that the reported number of drug-abuse cases has been in decline in recent years, it has been reported that drug abusers tend to hide themselves at home to take drugs; thus, they are not discovered easily by the law enforcement and social control agents who report drug abuse cases to the Central Registry of Drug Abuse, resulting in the decrease in the reported number of drug-abuse cases. This “dark figure” phenomenon is a reflection of the official figure and reporting behavior, not the actual situation of drug abuse in Hong Kong. Through in-depth interviews of 30 ex-drug addicts, the majority of them started drug taking in early youth, the present paper identifies five stages of drug taking from social acquaintance to social isolation. It argues that although drug taking among abusers is a kind of social activity in their initial stage of drug use, they become socially isolated when their drug use is prolonged. Several reasons are identified, including users' easy accessibility to drugs and changes in the popularity of drugs and use of drug equipment. Most importantly, the hidden process is triggered and aggravated by numerous negative drug effects, such as decline in physical health, weak physical appearance leading to self-perceived discrimination, co-occurrence of psychiatric symptoms of increased anxiety and suspicion, and decline of trust among peers due to prolonged drug abuse. Possible solutions associated with clinical interventions, legislative policies, and law-enforcement operations are proposed.

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“…[12][13][14][15] Se trata de varones, -el 81%-, con una edad media de 34 años. En diferentes muestras de los estudios realizados en México, USA y Europa, predominan hombres, con un promedio de 80%, en torno a los 30 años de edad, [15][16][17][18] el porcentaje de sujetos solteros o sin pareja oscila entre 60% y 68%, que también coincide con la situación conyugal de los sujetos de este estudio, el 65% no tienen pareja. Otra característica de coincidencia es el 60% de los sujetos estudiados vivieron en domicilio familiar antes de ingresar al Centro; en otros estudios este porcentaje oscila entre el 60% a 80%.…”

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Comorbilidad entre distrés psicológico y abuso de drogas en pacientes de centros de tratamiento: implicaciones en políticas y programas, Managua - Nicaragua

Kulakova

Mann

Strike

et al. 2012

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RESUMEN:El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar la prevalencia de la comorbilidad entre el distress psicológico y el abuso/ dependencia de drogas en los pacientes de los centros de tratamiento de Nicaragua. Se aplicaron cuestionarios EULAC-CICAD en forma de entrevista para describir el perfil del paciente y Kessler 10 para estimar niveles del distress a 130 usuarios de tres Centros de las Organizaciones no Gubernamentales de Managua, Nicaragua. Nivel encontrado de distress psicológico (severo y muy severo), fue de un 35%. También se encontró que un número importante de los pacientes que están siendo tratados actualmente por problemas de salud mental, persisten en experimentar síntomas del distress psicológico. Se concluyó que los hallazgos de este estudio sugieren una revisión sistemática de las políticas y estrategias de intervención y el fortalecimiento de ambos sistemas involucrados, Sistema de Salud y de Drogodependencia. DESCRIPTORES:Comorbilidad. Distrés psicológico. Trastornos relacionados con sustancias. Atención en salud mental. COMORBIDITY BETWEEN PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AND DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT CENTER PATIENTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICIES AND PROGRAMS, MANAGUA -NICARAGUA ABSTRACT:There is in patients with mental disorders a high frequency of psychopathology, by drug abuse. The simultaneous presence of both is Comorbidity and affects the quality of life of patients. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of comorbidity between psychological distress and abuse/dependence of drugs among patients in treatment centers in Nicaragua. The EULAC-CICAD and Kessler-10 was used for data collection in 130 patients over 18 years, in treatment by abuse/dependence on drugs in three Centers of Non-Governmental Organizations in Managua, Nicaragua. 35% presented psychological distress. A significant number of patients currently being treated for mental health problems persist in experiencing symptoms of psychological distress. It was concluded that the findings of this study suggest a systematic review of policies and intervention strategies and the strengthening of both Systems of Health and Drug Dependency. DESCRIPTORS:Comorbidity. Psychological distress. Substance use-related disorders. Mental health assistance. COMORBIDADE ENTRE SOFRIMENTO PSÍQUICO E ABUSO DE DROGAS EM PACIENTES DE CENTROS DE TRATAMENTO: IMPLICAÇÕES PARA AS POLÍTICAS E PROGRAMAS

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Changing behavioural pattern of drug users in Hong Kong 1991‐1995

Abstract: The proportion of young drug users in the study population in Hong Kong has risen over the 5-year period. The prevalence of high-risk drug-taking behaviours had declined, which might have contributed to the low HIV rates in the community.

Cited by 13 publications

References 7 publications

Young people with heroin dependence: Findings from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS)

Young people with heroin dependence: Findings from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS)

Hidden Drug Abuse in Hong Kong: From Social Acquaintance to Social Isolation

Comorbilidad entre distrés psicológico y abuso de drogas en pacientes de centros de tratamiento: implicaciones en políticas y programas, Managua - Nicaragua

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