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Article de Périodique
A new pattern of drug abuse among injecting drug users in Tashkent city (2013)
Auteur(s) :
TURAEVA, M. ;
ENGMANN, B.
Année
2013
Page(s) :
12-20
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Autres substances / Other substances ; Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
PRO (Produits, mode d'action, méthode de dépistage / Substances, action mode, screening methods)
Thésaurus mots-clés
PHENOMENE EMERGENT
;
TYPE D'USAGE
;
INJECTION
;
ANTALGIQUES
;
CODEINE
;
EFFET RECHERCHE
;
MEDICAMENTS
;
ETUDE QUALITATIVE
Thésaurus géographique
OUZBEKISTAN
Résumé :
This article reports on a new trend of drug abuse in Tashkent city (Uzbekistan) among injecting drug users (IDUs). Kodatset®, a combination medication of acetaminophen and codeine in the form of tablets, is applied intravenously in extremely high dosages. It is usually combined with Dimedrol® (diphenhydramine). At first, Kodatset® was used to cope with withdrawal symptoms in heroin users; now it seems to replace heroin more and more because it is much cheaper and easy to get. The main effect drug abusers want to obtain is euphoria. The high dosages and the reported rapid spreading among drug users could lead to an increase of severe or perilous kidney and liver damages in the near future.
Affiliation :
Faculty of Public Health, University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany
Cote :
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