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Sports activities in the prevention of heroin dependency
(Activités sportives dans la prévention de l'héroïnomanie)
Auteur(s) :
OKRUHLICA, L. ;
KACO, J. ;
KLEMPOVA, D.
Année
2001
Page(s) :
83-86
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Note générale :
European Addiction Research, 2001, 7, 83-86
Résumé :
FRANÇAIS :
Un questionnaire a été administré à un groupe de 215 patients héroïnomanes (163 hommes et 52 femmes), d'âge moyen de 23 ans . Un autre groupe était constitué de jeunes étudiants d'âge moyen de 15 ans, 65 garçons et 166 filles. 161 (75%) des héroïnomanes et 169 étudiants (69%) avaient pris part régulièrement à un entraînement physique (au moins 2 fois par semaine en club sportif) et à des sports de compétition jusqu'à l'âge de 15 ans. Il n'y avait pas de différences significatives entre les hommes et les femmes des deux groupes. 31 (17%) des patients avaient commencé leur usage de drogues illicites avant la fin de leurs activités sportives.
ENGLISH:
The aim of this study was to find out more about the role played by sports activities in the prevention of illicit drug abuse. We administered a simple questionnaire to a group of 215 patients with heroin dependency. Their average age was 23 years (SD = 4-3, range 15-42); 163 (76%) of them were males and 52 (24%) females. Another group was formed by 231 student adolescents with a mean age of 15 years (SD = 1.0, range 14-18); 65 (28%) were males and 166 (72%) were females. One hundred and sixty-one (75%) of the heroin users and 169 (69%) of the students took part in regular physical training (at least two times weekly in a sport club) and competitive sports activities until the age of 15. Due to the fact that there was a statistically significant difference in the male/ female ratio between the two groups, the comparison of males and females was done separately. There were no statistically significant differences between the males, nor between the females from these two groups in their histories of sports activities until the age of 15. Thirty-one (17%) of the patients started with illicit drug use prior to the termination of their sports activities. (Author's abstract.)
Un questionnaire a été administré à un groupe de 215 patients héroïnomanes (163 hommes et 52 femmes), d'âge moyen de 23 ans . Un autre groupe était constitué de jeunes étudiants d'âge moyen de 15 ans, 65 garçons et 166 filles. 161 (75%) des héroïnomanes et 169 étudiants (69%) avaient pris part régulièrement à un entraînement physique (au moins 2 fois par semaine en club sportif) et à des sports de compétition jusqu'à l'âge de 15 ans. Il n'y avait pas de différences significatives entre les hommes et les femmes des deux groupes. 31 (17%) des patients avaient commencé leur usage de drogues illicites avant la fin de leurs activités sportives.
ENGLISH:
The aim of this study was to find out more about the role played by sports activities in the prevention of illicit drug abuse. We administered a simple questionnaire to a group of 215 patients with heroin dependency. Their average age was 23 years (SD = 4-3, range 15-42); 163 (76%) of them were males and 52 (24%) females. Another group was formed by 231 student adolescents with a mean age of 15 years (SD = 1.0, range 14-18); 65 (28%) were males and 166 (72%) were females. One hundred and sixty-one (75%) of the heroin users and 169 (69%) of the students took part in regular physical training (at least two times weekly in a sport club) and competitive sports activities until the age of 15. Due to the fact that there was a statistically significant difference in the male/ female ratio between the two groups, the comparison of males and females was done separately. There were no statistically significant differences between the males, nor between the females from these two groups in their histories of sports activities until the age of 15. Thirty-one (17%) of the patients started with illicit drug use prior to the termination of their sports activities. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Ctr Treatment Drug Dependencies, PO Box 51, 82105 Bratislava
Slovaquie. Slovakia.
Slovaquie. Slovakia.