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Alcohol consumption in heroin users, methadone-substituted and codeine-substituted patients-frequency and correlates of use
(Consommation d'alcool chez les héroïnomanes non traités et chez les patients substitués à la méthadone ou à la codéine, fréquence et corrélations des usages)
Auteur(s) :
BACKMUND, M. ;
SCHÜTZ, C. G. ;
MEYER, K. ;
EICHENLAUB, D. ;
SOYKA, M.
Année
2003
Page(s) :
45-50
Langue(s) :
Anglais
ISBN :
1022-6877
Refs biblio. :
38
Domaine :
Plusieurs produits / Several products
Thésaurus mots-clés
USAGER
;
HEROINE
;
METHADONE
;
CODEINE
;
SUBSTITUTION
;
POLYCONSOMMATION
;
ALCOOL
;
MORBIDITE
;
MORTALITE
Thésaurus géographique
ALLEMAGNE
Note générale :
European Addiction Research, 2003, 9, 45-50
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
This retrospective study aims to determine whether there is a difference in the additional consumption of alcohol between addicts treated with methadone or dihydrocodeine (DHC) and untreated addicts injecting heroin. 1,685 patients admitted for opioid withdrawal between 1991 and 1997 were reviewed. Cross-reference tables and multiple logistic regression analyses were carried out. 28% of patients take more than 40 g of alcohol daily (on average 176 g). We found that patients who are treated with methadone or DHC drink alcohol significantly more often daily than the heroin-dependent patients (p<0.01). Using multiple regression analyses, the results were confirmed. Additionally, we found that co-abuse of alcohol was predicted by male gender, longer duration of drug use, additional daily consumption of tetrahydrocannabinol and daily consumption of benzodiazepines. Alcohol consumption by opioid-addicted patients treated with methadone or DHC presents a serious medical problem. Co-abuse of alcohol will receive more attetion. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Addiction Medicine, Gen. Hosp. München-Schwabing, Kölner Pl. 1, 80804 München
Allemagne. Germany.
Allemagne. Germany.