Analysis of opium use by students of medical sciences

Ahmadi, Jamshid; Fallahzadeh, Hossein; Salimi, Alireza; Rahimian, Mohsen; Salehi, Vahid; Khaghani, Maryam; Babaeebeigi, Mohammadali

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01157.x

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“…The current study aimed to evaluate the application of crosswise model in estimating the proportion of drug abuse. In general, it can be said that the results of the current study on narcotic drugs and burnt opium abuse over life and during the last month are consistent with the findings of other studies carried out among students of Iranian Universities with direct questionnaires ( 7 , 8 , 10 , 15 ). In the previous studies on drug abuse, the prevalence of drug abuse over life and during the last month was greater among males and showed a significant difference with that of females.…”

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confidence: 91%

Crosswise Model to Assess Sensitive Issues: A Study on Prevalence of Drug Abuse Among University Students of Iran

Khosravi

Mousavi

Chaman

et al. 2015

Int J High Risk Behav Addict

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Background:Precise assessment of the prevalence of illicit drug use, face various methodological challenges.Objectives:The current study aimed to investigate the prevalence of illicit drug use among students studying at Universities in Shahroud (Northeast of Iran) through crosswise method.Patients and Methods:Participants of this cross-sectional study were 1646 students at Universities in Shahroud. The data collection instrument was a questionnaire designed based on crosswise model (CM).Results:The results of the study showed that 19% of students used at least one kind of illicit drug and 14.9% used opium residue once in their life. Moreover, 3.5% of students used drug and 3% used opium residue during the last month; 40.3% of the students admitted that they fully understood the instruction of the questionnaire; 9.6% said that did not comprehend the instruction at all, and 38.1% believed they partly understood the instruction. The result showed that 33.7% of the students fully trusted, 39.8% partly trusted, and 18.4% poorly trusted this method. There was a significant relationship between comprehension level and trust in CM (P < 0.001).Conclusions:This method can be appropriate to estimate sensitive issues; however, lack of understanding the method or doubting the confidentiality of the responses can lead to bias in the results. That is to say, if the instructions are introduced better, the level of trusting the method will increase and accordingly more reliable responses can be obtained. More studies under controlled conditions are required to interpret the findings of the current study better.

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confidence: 91%

Crosswise Model to Assess Sensitive Issues: A Study on Prevalence of Drug Abuse Among University Students of Iran

Khosravi

Mousavi

Chaman

et al. 2015

Int J High Risk Behav Addict

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“…Since the Islamic revolution there has been some research on opium use in certain settings, such as schools and universities and specific groups, e.g. truck drivers [4][5][6][7]. However, the picture of drug use in the general population is still unclear.…”

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confidence: 99%

Opium use in a rural area of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Meysamie¹,

Sedaghat²,

Mahmoodi³

et al. 2009

East Mediterr Health J

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Because of its geographic proximity to the major drug production centres, there is easy access to narcotic drugs in the Islamic Republic of Iran despite efforts by governmental and nongovernmental organizations. Using a structured questionnaire as a basis for conversation, local health workers interviewed 310 residents of a rural area in Babol province about opium use. The self-reported rate of opium use, adjusted due to a bias in the sex ratio of the sample, was 8.9%. All the 42 opium users reported opium use at least 2-3 times per week in the previous 3 months. Opium was smoked by 95.2% and taken orally by 4.8%; there was no injecting use. There was no reported use of other substances, including alcohol. There was a statistically significant relationship between opium use and male sex, unemployment and cigarette smoking. ‫اإلسالمية‬ ‫إيران‬ ‫مجهورية‬ ‫من‬ ‫الريفية‬ ‫املناطق‬ ‫يف‬ ‫األفيون‬ ‫تعاطي‬

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“…It is also an important cause of death in opiate users (Ahmadi et al, 2006;Jirapramukpitak et al, 2008;Jafari et al, 2009). Our findings shows that the drug overdose and hospital admission because of overdose were more prevalent in the dross addiction group.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 68%

“…However, those at higher income levels also have substantial addiction figures. As with the occupations, opium use and dependency is sporadic across users income (Ahmadi et al, 2006;Jafari et al, 2009). This is also the case with educational background.…”

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confidence: 87%

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A Comparative Study of Characteristics and Risky Behaviors Among the Iranian Opium and Opium Dross Addicts

Noohi

Azar

Behzadi

et al. 2011

Journal of Addiction Medicine

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Analysis of opium use by students of medical sciences

Abstract: These findings can be considered in clinical practice for detection and treatment of opioid abuse.

Cited by 22 publications

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Crosswise Model to Assess Sensitive Issues: A Study on Prevalence of Drug Abuse Among University Students of Iran

Crosswise Model to Assess Sensitive Issues: A Study on Prevalence of Drug Abuse Among University Students of Iran

Opium use in a rural area of the Islamic Republic of Iran

A Comparative Study of Characteristics and Risky Behaviors Among the Iranian Opium and Opium Dross Addicts

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