Drug dependence in adolescents 1978-2003: a clinical-based observation from North India.
Indian J Pediatr
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2007 May; 74(5): 455-8
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To study the demographic and clinical profile of adolescent subjects (< or =18 yr) presenting to a state-funded drug de-addiction centre in north India.METHODS:
Data on demographic and clinical features were extracted from available case notes of adolescent patients who presented to the centre during 1978-2003 (n=85).RESULTS:
Many adolescents came from nuclear family (63.5%), of urban background (83.5%) and were school dropouts (54.1%). Mean age-at-first-use of the primary substance was 14.8 yr and mean age at first presentation was 17 yr. The commonest used primary class of substance was opioids (76.2%) and the commonest used opioid was heroin (36.5%). More than half of the subjects (54.2%) were also nicotine dependent at the time of presentation. The most common reason for starting the use of drugs was curiosity (78.8%). About one-fifth (21.2%) of the subjects indulged in high-risk behaviour such as having sexual intercourse with multiple sexual partners. Nearly half of the subjects had positive family history of either drug dependence (40.2%) or psychiatric disorder (5.5%).CONCLUSION:
The results suggest that the development of substance dependence in children and adolescents is a combination of familial and social vulnerability factors, including the drug culture of the social milieu.
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Assunto principal:
Assunção de Riscos
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Fatores Socioeconômicos
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Humanos
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Criança
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Adolescente
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Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias
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Comportamento Exploratório
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Índia
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 Pediatr
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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