Drug abuse in military conscripts. Prevalence and background

Benson, G.; S, Kjellson

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0447.1984.tb01249.x

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“…The military conscripts registering in 1969/70 participated in a non-anonymous questionnaire investigation of drug habits (6,7). The prevalence and background of these men from Gothenburg have been reported in another work (8). Cannabis smoking predominated but solvents, LSD and central stimulants (CS) taken orally or intravenously also occurred.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…The differences in background data between registered and unregistered highfrequency drug users indicate that registration reflects the degree of abuse. The relationship between drug abuse and dissatisfaction with home life and school, together with nervous problems was seen in the results from the questionnaire study (8). The longitudinal study shows that the relationship was strongest among individuals with drug careers of > 2 years.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…The representativeness is discussed elsewhere (8). 3 % of the individuals who participated in the registration for military service 1969/70 did not answer the survey questions which were used as a basis for the sampling.…”

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“…The reliability and validity of the questionnaire has been discussed elsewhere (8,9). The registers are considered representative of institutions which registered social and medical care and drug abuse in the surveyed age group.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…That "the period for risk of initiation into illicit drug use is over by the mid-20s'' has also been shown in cross-sectional studies in U.S.A. (12). The somewhat broader definition of alcohol abuse among the 9th grade pupils (habitual alcoholic intoxication at least once a week) can have contributed to the difference, but the most likely explanation is that the 9th grade pupils comprised a more complete cohort than the military conscripts (8).…”

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Course and outcome of drug abuse in military conscripts

Benson

1985

Acta Psychiatr Scand

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The course and outcome of drug abuse was studied by following a representative sample of military conscripts from Gothenburg who participated in a questionnaire survey concerning drug habits in 1969/70 in connection with registration for military service. Those with abuse registered in medical or social welfare files had, with few exceptions (11%), admitted to use of drugs in the questionnaire. However, 55% of those who in the questionnaire indicated high-frequency drug use and 89% of those who indicated low-frequency drug use were not registered. A large proportion of drug abuse was thus hidden. It was estimated that 6% of the whole population were registered for drug abuse up to the time of the questionnaire survey, and another 1% after that. In some cases registered drug abuse started as early as 9 years of age. For the under-fifteens solvents were the commonest first drug and for the over-fifteens cannabis. Few initiated drug abuse after the age of 20. In 30% of the registered men, the duration of abuse was less than or equal to 2 years, in 50% 2-10 years and in 20% less than or equal to 10 years. Distributed over the entire population, the proportions were 2%, 3% and 1%, respectively. Among high-frequency drugs users, 45% of the registered abuse remained after 5 years and 20% after 9 years. Compared with the drug-free "normal group" registered drug abusers had more often indicated running away from home, repeated truancy, nervous complaints, and had more often received child and youth psychiatric care and been registered with the Social Welfare Administration at an early age. Those who had long drug careers had lower intelligence levels than the normal group.

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confidence: 89%

Section: Comparisons With Other Studiesmentioning

confidence: 90%

Section: Representativenessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Reliability and Validitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Comparisons With Other Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Course and outcome of drug abuse in military conscripts

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1985

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Drug‐related medical and social conditions in military conscripts

Benson¹

1984

Acta Psychiatr Scand

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Drug-related medical and social conditions were investigated in a sample of military conscripts from Gothenburg. The men participated in a questionnaire study concerning drug abuse in 1969/70 and were traced in different registers for 5 to 7 years. Abusers demonstrated an over-consumption of psychiatric and social care. Of all military conscripts, 4% had received in-patient psychiatric care. A total of 18% of those who were high-frequency drug users received the same care. The predominant diagnosis at the time of psychiatric treatment was drug abuse. 42% of all military conscripts were registered with the Social Welfare Administration, while the figure was 71% for high-frequency drug users. The proportion of those with repeated or lengthy sick leave was greatest among those who indicated use of drugs in the questionnaire. The proportion who had driving licenses was lower among drug users and 39% of the high-frequency drug users were granted exemption from military service during the inspection proceedings compared with less than 10% among the remaining groups. Cumulative frequencies of registrations showed that a number of curves were high for groups of drug users at an early stage and that the curves had not leveled off at the end of the follow-up period.

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Drug abuse in military conscripts. Prevalence and background

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Course and outcome of drug abuse in military conscripts

Course and outcome of drug abuse in military conscripts

Drug‐related medical and social conditions in military conscripts

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