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Article de Périodique
A general population survey on patterns of benzodiazepine use and dependence in Lebanon (2000)
Auteur(s) :
NAJA W.J. ;
PELISSOLO, A. ;
HADDAD, R. S. ;
BADDOURA, R. ;
BADDOURA, C.
Année
2000
Page(s) :
429-431
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
9
Domaine :
Autres substances / Other substances
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
POPULATION GENERALE
;
ENQUETE
;
BENZODIAZEPINES
;
ABUS
Thésaurus géographique
LIBAN
Résumé :
OBJECTIVE: In Lebanon, benzodiazepines are often available without medical prescription. We aimed to carry out the first community-based pharmaco-epidemiological study on benzodiazepine consumption in the Middle East Area. METHOD: The prevalence of past-month benzodiazepine use was assessed in a 1000-subject randomized sample from the Lebanese community, and risk factors were studied in a group of 496 current users. RESULTS: Benzodiazepine use during the past month was found in 9.6% of subjects. Four variables were significantly associated with use: age higher than 45 years, female sex, cigarette smoking and the existence of a recent life event. Benzodiazepine dependence was found in 50.2% of users. CONCLUSION: Benzodiazepine use in Lebanon is particularly high, and can be related to well-known factors such as female sex and age, but other potent specific variables, such as war stress or the lack of control on drug access, can be hypothesized.
Affiliation :
Liban. Lebanon.
Cote :
A01284