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Objective@#To understand status of amphetaminetype stimulants (ATS) use among residents aged 15-64 in a border city of Yunnan province.@*Methods@#Using the stratified cluster random sampling method, a total of 3 130 residents were recruited through both anonymous questionnaire and interview, regarding their health-related behaviour and ATS use.@*Results@#Among 3 130 residents aged 15-64 years in this city, the overall prevalence rates of ATS use were 4.0% (126/3 130) in the lifetime and 2.6% (82/3 130) in the past one year, while the prevalence of ATS use disorder in the past year was 2.3% (73/3 130). The prevalence rates of lifetime ATS use and in the past year were 7.5% (108/1 443) and 5.1% (73/1 443) in the high epidemic area, 7.3% (122/1 682) and 4.8%(80/1 682) in males, 5.2% (118/2 260) and 3.4% (77/2 260) in 18-45 age group, 4.6%(63/1 361) and 3.4% (46/1 361) in the ones having had elementary school education, 10.3% (50/487) and 8.6% (42/487) in unmarried group, 17.1% (19/111) and 12.6% (14/111) in either divorced, widowed or separated group, 4.8% (108/2 256) and 3.2% (72/2 256) in the farmers group, 6.0% (99/1 643) and 4.4% (73/1 643) in the non-religious groups (neither Buddhism nor Christianity), 15.2% (97/639) and 11.9% (76/639) in groups with negative hobbies which were 1.3% (29/2 314) and 0.3%(6/2 314) higher than the ones with positive hobbies, 8.5% (84/992) and 6.3% (62/992) in the ones negatively managing the stress which were 2.0% (42/2 138) and 0.9% (20/2 138) higher than the ones that treating the stress in a positive way.@*Conclusions@#The prevalence rates of ATS use and ATS use disorder in the past one year appeared high among those residents aged 15-64 years in the border city of Yunnan province. Prevention and intervention programs should be carried out for the target groups as soon as possible.
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Objective:To study the family function of heroin addicts who accept methadone maintenance treatment.Methods:96 heroin addicts who accept methadone maintenance treatment were identified as study group, while the control were 36 heroin addicts in community.Family Assessment Device (FAD) was used to assess the outcome.Results:After 1 year intervention, the study group made much progress in each subscale .The scores of Problem Solving(2.2?0.4), Communication(2.2?0.3), Roles(2.4?0.3), Affective Responsiveness(2.4?0.5) and General Function(2.2?0.4)of the study group were higher than that of control group significantly(PS=2.3?0.4,CM=2.6?0.3,RL=2.5?0.3,AR=2.6?0.3,GF=2.5?0.3,t=1.962～6.744,P