Some Aspects of Nutritional State in ‘hard’ Drug Addicts

Aylett, Pamela

doi:10.1111/j.1360-0443.1978.tb00124.x

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“…A multitude of previous studies have examined nutritional status among drug use populations (Aylett, 1978; Forrester, Tucker, & Gorbach, 2004, 2005; Forrester, et al, 2000; Himmelgreen, et al, 1998; McCombie, et al, 1995; Nazrul Islam, Jahangir Hossain, Ahmed, & Ahsan, 2002; Quach, et al, 2008; Santolariafernandez, et al, 1995; Tang, et al, 2010; Varela, et al, 1990). Clinical results have indicated that heroin use disorder is associated with poor nutrition and lower body mass among women (Cofrancesco, et al, 2007).…”

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Associations Between Body Weight Status and Substance Use Among African American Women in Baltimore, Maryland: The CHAT Study

Yang

Davey‐Rothwell

et al. 2016

Substance Use & Misuse

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Background Studies on associations between body weight status and specific substance use have provided conflicting findings. Objectives This paper investigated the association between substance use and body weight status among African American women. Methods We analyzed the data from 328 African American women who were enrolled in a HIV prevention intervention in Baltimore, MD, USA in order to investigate the association between substance use and their body weight status. Participants’ anthropometry was measured by trained research staff. Substance use information was collected via self-administered and interviewer-administered questionnaires. Results About 33.4% were classified as normal/under-weight, 24.2% overweight and 42.4% obese. Compared to overweight (38.5%) and obese (29.2%) participants, the normal/under-weight women had significantly higher prevalence of drug use (52.8%) (χ2=14.11, p<0.05). BMI was significantly negatively associated with current heroin use (t=−2.21, p<0.05). The risk of being overweight and obesity was lower among active marijuana (z=−2.05, p<0.05) and heroin users (z=−1.91, p<0.10) than among non-marijuana/non-heroin users. Heroin smokers had lower body weight (t=−3.02, p<0.05) and BMI (t=−2.47, p<0.05) than non-heroin smokers. The decrease in BMI appeared to be greater among more frequent (≥once/day) heroin users (t=−2.39, p<0.05) as compared to the less frequent heroin users (

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Associations Between Body Weight Status and Substance Use Among African American Women in Baltimore, Maryland: The CHAT Study

Yang

Davey‐Rothwell

et al. 2016

Substance Use & Misuse

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“…In many studies (HIV-positive and HIV-negative populations), drug use is associated with lower mean weight or BMI2,3,12–18. In terms of differential effects of drugs, studies in two different drug using populations in Boston have shown that cocaine use (alone or mixed with opiates) is associated with lower BMI, while opiate use alone is not19,20.…”

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Heavy Injection Drug Use Is Associated with Lower Percent Body Fat in a Multi-Ethnic Cohort of HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Drug Users from Three U.S. Cities

Tang

Forrester

Spiegelman

et al. 2010

The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

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“…It has been reported that opiate addicts have poor nutritional intake and low levels of BMI and body fat [28], and several studies have reported that opiate addicts have a higher prevalence of underweight or malnutrition than usual [29,30,31]. It is acknowledged that drug abusers are often underweight and undernourished.…”

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Long-Term Changes in Drug Craving and Nutritional Status of Opioid Addicts with Nucleus Accumbens Ablative Stereotactic Neurosurgery at Five Years Postoperatively

Dai³

et al. 2015

Stereotact Funct Neurosurg

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Background: The nucleus accumbens (NAcc) has been proven to be associated with drug and food craving. NAcc ablative neurosurgery has been suggested to modulate the balance of the brain reward system and thus alleviate drug dependence in patients. It has been hypothesized that it would also alleviate food craving in patients as well as altering their nutritional status. Aims: This study aimed to estimate the effect of NAcc neurosurgery on drug craving and nutritional status in patients with drug dependence at 5 years postoperatively. Methods: The study included 100 patients with NAcc surgery and 92 patients without surgery. Body mass index (BMI) and body fat percentage (BF%) were examined to assess nutritional status, and questionnaires were administered to assess drug craving. Results: Compared with the nonsurgery group and the relapse patients from the surgery group, the nonrelapse patients from the surgery group had higher BMI and BF% but lower drug craving. There were no significant differences between the nonsurgery group and the relapse patients in BMI, but the relapse patients had higher drug craving than the nonsurgery group. Conclusions: Long-term follow-up suggested that NAcc ablative neurosurgery would alleviate drug craving and yield a better nutritional status if individuals sustained abstinence. It would increase drug craving but would not ruin the nutritional status of patients even when individuals relapsed postoperatively.

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Some Aspects of Nutritional State in ‘hard’ Drug Addicts

Abstract: SuminarySimpte measurements of nutritional status, using portabte instruments showed that in generat, addicts did remain within fairly satifactory nutritional limits. Those preferring heroin were significantly older and heavier than those who preferred methadone by setf-injection.

Cited by 19 publications

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Associations Between Body Weight Status and Substance Use Among African American Women in Baltimore, Maryland: The CHAT Study

Associations Between Body Weight Status and Substance Use Among African American Women in Baltimore, Maryland: The CHAT Study

Heavy Injection Drug Use Is Associated with Lower Percent Body Fat in a Multi-Ethnic Cohort of HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Drug Users from Three U.S. Cities

Long-Term Changes in Drug Craving and Nutritional Status of Opioid Addicts with Nucleus Accumbens Ablative Stereotactic Neurosurgery at Five Years Postoperatively

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