Titre : | On substance abuse in Kuwait (1992-1997): evidence from toxicological screening of patients (2000) |
Titre traduit : | (Abus de substances au Koweit (1992-1997) : preuves résultants de dépistage toxicologique de patients) |
Auteurs : | RADOVANOVIC Z. ; PILCHER C. W.T. ; T. AL-NAKIB ; SHIHAB-ELDEEN A. |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Journal of Substance Abuse (Vol.12, n°4, 2000) |
Article en page(s) : | 363-371 |
Note générale : |
Journal of Substance Abuse, 2000, 12, (4), 363-371 |
Langues: | Français |
Discipline : | EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés DEPISTAGE ; TEST ; PRODUIT ILLICITE ; PRODUIT LICITEThésaurus géographique KOWEIT |
Résumé : |
ENGLISH : PURPOSE: To assess preference for different psychoactive substances and time trends in Kuwait. METHODS: Analysis of urine and blood samples of specimens sent by attending physicians to the only public health reference laboratory for toxicological screening in the country. RESULTS: A total of 28,548 tests were performed on 3781 samples. Cannabinoids were positive in 40% of the tested samples, opiates in 24%, ethanol in 10%, and amphetamines in 5%. Elevated concentrations of methadone, cocaine, and phencyclidine did not exceed 0.1%. About 40% of samples was positive for benzodiazepines, but their therapeutic use obscures the informativeness of this finding. There was a significant increase in the proportion of positive results for ethanol, amphetamines, and benzodiazepines. IMPLICATIONS: It is high time to implement a modern and comprehensive preventive and control program. The tendency to blame the Iraqi invasion for drug addiction has hampered efforts to recognise and address the problem in its entirety. (Review' s abstract) |
Note de contenu : | tabl. |
Domaine : | Plusieurs produits / Several products |
Refs biblio. : | 20 |
Affiliation : |
Dpt of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait Univ., P.O. Box 24923, Safat 13110 Koweït. Kuwait. |
Numéro Toxibase : | 1300578 |
Centre Emetteur : | 13 OFDT |
Cote : | A01298 |
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