Consumption of psychotropics without medical prescription drug abusers in rehabilitation process
Objective: characterize the consumption of psychotropic drugs without a medical prescription in drug addict treated by a foundation dedicated to the rehabilitation in the department of Quindío, Colombia, between the years 2006 to 2009.Methods: The instruments for data collection employed were the Ep...
| Autor Principal: | Medina-Pérez, Óscar; Universidad de San Buenaventura |
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| Otros Autores: | Rubio, Luz Adriana; Universidad de San Buenaventura, Ramírez-Carrillo, Sandra Viviana; Universidad de San Buenaventura, Rodríguez-Bernal, Mileidy; Universidad de San Buenaventura |
| Formato: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
| Idioma: | spa |
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Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
2011
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http://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/vnimedica/article/view/16095 |
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Objective: characterize the consumption of psychotropic drugs without a medical prescription in drug addict treated by a foundation dedicated to the rehabilitation in the department of Quindío, Colombia, between the years 2006 to 2009.Methods: The instruments for data collection employed were the Epidemiological Surveillance System for Inadequate Use of Psychoactive Substances’ (VESPA),applied to users when enteringthe institution.Results: 175 people claim to have used psychotropic drugs without a medical prescription; of these, 92% said they had consumed Rivotril and 15% consumed Rohypnol. Actually consume 62% psychotropic drug, of which 21% ingested at least once a day. The average age of onset was 12.61 years, in the majority with tobacco (43%) of psychotropic to 16.9. Conclusions: These figures suggest first, the need to make major prevention programs of psychoactive substance use, another important thing the competent authorities should carry out a more efficient ways of control about the traffic and selling of psychotropic substances. |
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