Substance-dependent women attending a de-addiction center in North India: sociodemographic and clinical profile.
Indian J Med Sci
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2005 Jul; 59(7): 283-91
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Treatment-seeking is limited in women substance abusers. Studying the sociodemographic and clinical profile of treatment-seeking substance-dependent women can help us to understand the problem better and respond appropriately in terms of primary and secondary prevention strategies.AIM:
To study the sociodemographic and clinical profile of women attending a de-addiction centre in North India. DESIGN ANDMETHODOLOGY:
Retrospective structured chart review of 35 women substance abusers.RESULTS:
The results indicated that a typical subject was urban (86%), married (63%), nuclear family (60%), based housewife (57%), educated up to school completion (54%), and having poor social support (57%). The common substances were opioids (60%), followed by alcohol (17%), and tobacco and benzodiazepines (11.5% each). The mean age at onset of substance use was 30.5 years, the mean duration of use was 9 years and mean duration to develop dependence was 5.5 years. The common reasons for initiating use were medical (63%) and curiosity (34%). Comorbidity profile was physical illness (34%), psychiatric illness (23%) and dependence on another substance (14%). Only 20% had a family history of substance dependence. The social impairment ranged from 77% for social to 40% for financial and none for legal aspects. A typical subject had followed up 4.2 times in 8.4 months, while 54% were abstaining, 40% were continuing their substance dependence at the last follow up.CONCLUSIONS:
The results suggest that the development of substance dependence in women is a combination of genetic, personal, and social vulnerability factors, including the drug culture of the social milieu and the poor social support. Comorbidity and impairment are common features.
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Fatores Socioeconômicos
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Comorbidade
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Fatores de Risco
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Comportamento Aditivo
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Adulto
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Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias
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Países em Desenvolvimento
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo observacional
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Fatores de risco
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Indian J Med Sci
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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