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When the drug of choice is a drug of confusion: embalming fluid use in inner city Hartford, CT (2005)
(Lorsque la drogue du choix est une drogue de confusion : l'usage de PCP ("embalming fluid") dans les quartiers déshérités de Hartford, CT)
Auteur(s) :
SINGER, M. ;
MIRHEJ G. ;
SHAW, S. ;
SALEHEEN H. ;
VIVIAN, J. ;
HASTINGS, E. ;
ROHENA L. ;
JENNINGS D. ;
NAVARRO, J. ;
SANTELICES C. ;
WU, A. H. ;
SMITH, A. ;
PEREZ, A.
Année
2005
Page(s) :
73-96
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
20
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
PHENCYCLIDINE
;
ETUDE QUALITATIVE
;
ABUS
;
SANTE PUBLIQUE
;
MILIEU URBAIN
;
DROGUES DE SYNTHESE
;
POLYCONSOMMATION
;
TEMOIGNAGE
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
Publié dans l'ouvrage "New drugs on the street. Changing inner city patterns of illicit consumption", Singer M. (Ed.), The Haworth Press, 2006.
Résumé :
This paper examines the use of a new illicit drug- embalming fluid mixtures - in Hartford, CT based on a recent assessment of drug consumption in an outreach-recruited sample of 242 not-in-treatment active drug users. Sociodemographic, drug use, and health and social problems of drug users who do and do not use embalming fluid mixture are presented, revealing some notable differences between these two groups of street drug users. Despite regular consumption, we report that embalming fluid mixture users are often uncertain about what is in this new drug, despite experiencing often powerful effects. Urine toxicology findings from a subsample of individuals who used embalming fluid mixtures in the last 48 hours, reveal the frequent presence of phencyclidine (PCP) as well as other drugs. The public health implications of this new wave of PCP use are assessed.
Affiliation :
Center for Community Health Research of the Hispanic Health Council, Hartford, CT, USA
Cote :
L01031