Two decades of treatment seeking for substance use disorders in Saudi Arabia: Trends and patterns in a rehabilitation facility in Dammam

Abumadini, Mahdi S; Rahim, Sheikh Idris A.; Al-Zahrani, Mohamed A; Al-Johi, Abbdalla O.

doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.03.034

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“…The high incidence of amphetamine use in the Saudi sample of patients (one third of the total) supports a previous report of increased trend of amphetamine use in Saudi subjects since year 2000 [12]. Also, the presence of male gender only in positive samples for amphetamine reflects the strong and close style of Saudi culture that might hinder facing the problem of possible drug abuse among females or forward them for treatment [12]. The early detection of substance use in patients with first episode psychosis has an important therapeutic implication for medical staff who usually focus in their effort on chronic, not first episode patients.…”

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“…The patients with positive amphetamine samples showed demographics of young age (23.3  9.4 years), all were men, and 60% were unmarried, a demographic criteria observed in amphetamine-related psychotic patients [23]. The high incidence of amphetamine use in the Saudi sample of patients (one third of the total) supports a previous report of increased trend of amphetamine use in Saudi subjects since year 2000 [12]. Also, the presence of male gender only in positive samples for amphetamine reflects the strong and close style of Saudi culture that might hinder facing the problem of possible drug abuse among females or forward them for treatment [12].…”

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confidence: 70%

“…The annual incidence number of Saudi patients newly admitted to the hospitals with abused drugs is increasing especially for amphetamine at the expense of other substances like heroin, alcohol, and sedatives. The frequency of amphetamine use among Saudi people of 40 years old or less increased markedly in the period 2000-2006 in comparison with the period 1986-1999 [12]. Different sources are available for abused amphetamine preparations by youth in Saudi Arabia like clandestine laboratories and near by countries like Yemen.…”

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Amphetamine Versus Non Amphetamine-Related First Episode Psychosis in Saudi Arabian Patients

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El-Tantawy²,

Raya³

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Amphetamine Versus Non Amphetamine-Related First Episode Psychosis in Saudi Arabian Patients

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Raya³

et al. 2011

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“…Most of the studies recruited young adults. According to three studies (Hafeiz, 1995;Iqbal, 2000;AbuMadani et al, 2008), the majority of the patients aged between 20 and 40 years. The mean age of the patients included in one study was 29.5 years (Al-Naheda, 1999).…”

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Substance use disorders in Saudi Arabia: review article

Bassiony

2013

Journal of Substance Use

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Objective: The objective was to review all the available published studies and reports with particular reference to substance abuse in Saudi Arabia. Methods: Data were collected from a PubMed search and reviewing national journals, the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) reports, World Health Organization (WHO) reports and conference presentations over the last two decades. Results: Among Saudi patients in addiction treatment settings, the most commonly abused substances were amphetamine (4-70.7%,), heroin (6.6-83.6%), alcohol (9-70.3%) and cannabis (1-60%). Over the past decade, there was an increase in the use of cannabis and amphetamine and decrease in the use of heroin and volatile substances. Peer pressure and psychosocial stresses were risk factors for initiation as well as relapse of substance abuse. Anxiety, depression and hepatitis were the most common co-morbid disorders among the Saudi patients. Conclusion: Substance abuse is a public health problem in Saudi Arabia. It was associated with many psychiatric disorders, medical diseases and educational, occupational, legal and social consequences. School-and community-based prevention programmes are highly required in Saudi Arabia as a firstline strategy in the fight against substance abuse.

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“…3 There was also a shift from alcohol as the sole substance of abuse to amphetamine-type stimulants in the form of fenethylline (captagon), with increasing numbers of instances of confiscations by enforcement authorities being reported by UNODC. 1 Al Kandari in Kuwait showed that the number of patients admitted for addiction treatment rose from 386 in 1997 to 779 in 1999.…”

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A profile of patients with substance use disorders and treatment outcomes: A 10-year retrospective study from the National Rehabilitation Center

Elkashef¹,

Zoubeidi

Thomas³

et al. 2013

Int J Prev Treat Subst Use Disord

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ObjectiveThe National Rehabilitation Center (NRC) is the major center in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) treating patients with substance use disorders (SUD). The objective of our study is to analyze data from the NRC to examine the trends of SUD in the UAE nationals over the last 10 years and to assess the status of the treatment programme at the NRC. MethodsData was collected during a 10 year period from patients' records admitted to the NRC (from its inception in 2002 to 2011) to study socio-demographic characteristics, patterns of SUD as well as co-morbid conditions. ResultsA total of 591 patients were assessed and/or admitted to the NRC during this period. All patients were males between the age group 16 -66 years, forty two percent were married, 60% were unemployed and 51% were educated below secondary school level. Seventy seven percent of the patients were admitted voluntarily and 23% were involuntarily admitted. Forty one percent was admitted due to alcohol consumption, 20% for prescription drugs and 16% for heroin. DiscussionRelapse rate and retention in treatment were used as indicators of the effectiveness of the treatment programmes at the NRC. The number of admissions per patient each year was used as an estimate of relapse which showed a drop from about 60% in the first two years when the NRC opened to about 20% recently. Rates of retention/completion of inpatient treatment and discharge to outpatient care, half-way house or home were about 73% 63 International Journal of Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use Disorderswith 27% of patients terminating their treatment earlier. Overall, there has been a steady increase in SUD over the last 10 years with increasing trends of prescription drugs and polysubstance addiction among youth. This necessitates expansion of services to meet the increasing demands as well as increasing efforts towards nationwide effective prevention and public awareness approaches.

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Two decades of treatment seeking for substance use disorders in Saudi Arabia: Trends and patterns in a rehabilitation facility in Dammam

Cited by 38 publications

References 9 publications

Amphetamine Versus Non Amphetamine-Related First Episode Psychosis in Saudi Arabian Patients

Amphetamine Versus Non Amphetamine-Related First Episode Psychosis in Saudi Arabian Patients

Substance use disorders in Saudi Arabia: review article

A profile of patients with substance use disorders and treatment outcomes: A 10-year retrospective study from the National Rehabilitation Center

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