Titre : | Change in the pattern of illegal drug use in an inner city population over 50: an observational study |
Titre traduit : | (Evolution du mode d'usage des drogues illicites dans une population urbaine âgée de plus de 50 ans : une étude d'observation.) |
Auteurs : | K. R. SCHLAERTH ; SPLAWN R. G. ; ONG J. ; S. D. SMITH |
Type de document : | Périodique |
Année de publication : | 2004 |
Format : | 95-107 / tabl. |
Note générale : |
Journal of Addictive Diseases, 2004, 23, (2), 95-107 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés PERSONNE AGEE ; TYPE D'USAGE ; PREVALENCE ; TRAJECTOIRE ; SANTEThésaurus géographique ETATS-UNIS |
Résumé : |
ENGLISH : Though alcohol and prescription drug abuse are well studied in older adults, there is little information regarding illicit drug use in older adults. We investigated illicit drug use in older adults presenting to an inner city emergency department in Los Angeles over a 10-month period. Of 3,417 adults over 50 presenting to the Emergency Department (ED), charts of 107, whose urine toxicology screens were positive for illicit drugs, were reviewed retrospectively. Cocaine was used most freduently (63%), followed by opiates (16%) and marijuana (14%). These rates of drug usage essentially mirror those seen in the general population of the Los Angeles area. Fifty-nine percent of patients using illicit drugs had cardiovascular disease compared with 10% of all older adults upon initial presentation to the ED. The use of illicit drugs by older persons may be an expanding phenomenon conferring serious but unrecognized health risks, and is in need of further study. (Author' s abstract) |
Note de contenu : | tabl. |
Domaine : | Plusieurs produits / Several products |
Refs biblio. : | 49 |
Affiliation : |
Loma Linda Univ. School of Medicine, Dprt of Family Medicine, 11175 Campus Street, Suite 11121, Loma Linda, CA 92350. Etats-Unis. United States. |
Numéro Toxibase : | 207573 |
Centre Emetteur : | 02 Coordonnateur |
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