Patterns of Heroin Use and Risk Behaviors Among Prisoners in Colombo,sri Lanka
Theruwani Dissanayake
Abstract:Heroin is a highly addictive drug which affect a number of problems for users as well as society. However, there were no any recent data regarding heroin users among prisoner in Sri Lanka. This study aimed to identify the patterns of heroin use, risk behaviors and level of addiction among male prisoners in Sri Lanka. A face to face interview questionnaire was administrated purposively sampling among 334 heroin users aged 18 years and above. The average of age was 37.8 ? 6.1 while average age of heroin first u… Show more
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