Titre : | A new pattern of drug abuse among injecting drug users in Tashkent city (2013) |
Auteurs : | M. TURAEVA ; B. ENGMANN |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Journal of Substance Use (Vol.18, n°1, February 2013) |
Article en page(s) : | 12-20 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | PRO (Produits, mode d'action, méthode de dépistage / Substances, action mode, screening methods) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés PHENOMENE EMERGENT ; TYPE D'USAGE ; INJECTION ; ANTALGIQUES ; CODEINE ; EFFET RECHERCHE ; MEDICAMENTS ; ETUDE QUALITATIVEThésaurus 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. |
Domaine : | Autres substances / Other substances ; Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Affiliation : | Faculty of Public Health, University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany |
Cote : | Abonnement |
Lien : | http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/14659891.2012.661021 |
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