scholarly journals Income generation and attitudes towards addiction treatment among people who use illicit drugs in a Canadian setting

2017 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
pp. 159-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole M. Luongo ◽  
Huiru Dong ◽  
Thomas H. Kerr ◽  
M‐J S. Milloy ◽  
Kanna Hayashi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Addiction Treatment ◽  
Illicit Drugs ◽  
Income Generation ◽  
Canadian Setting

Psychedelic use is associated with reduced daily opioid use among people who use illicit drugs in a Canadian setting

2022 ◽  
Vol 100 ◽  
pp. 103518
Author(s):  
Elena Argento ◽  
M. Eugenia Socias ◽  
Kanna Hayashi ◽  
JinCheol Choi ◽  
Lindsay Mackay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Illicit Drugs ◽  
Opioid Use ◽  
Canadian Setting

scholarly journals The risks of cannabis and other illicit drugs: Views among French and Finnish addiction treatment providers

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurence Simmat-Durand ◽  
Anja Koski-Jännes
Keyword(s):  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Addiction Treatment ◽  
Illicit Drugs ◽  
Drug Research ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
High Risk Behaviors ◽  
Treatment Providers

Simmat-Durand, L., & Koski-Jännes, A. (2015). The risks of cannabis and other illicit drugs: Views among French and Finnish addiction treatment providers. The International Journal Of Alcohol And Drug Research, 4(1), 61-69. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.7895/ijadr.v4i1.201Aims: This study explores the effect of cultural context and group-level factors on the views held by treatment professionals in France and Finland about addiction and the dangers of illicit drugs.Design: Cross-cultural survey.Setting: Similar questionnaires were mailed to professionals working in specialized addiction treatment units in both countries.Participants: In Finland, 520 treatment providers working personally with clients responded, and 472 responded in France. The samples differed in several ways. Most notably, the medical profession was more dominant in France, while social work and counselling dominated in Finland.Measures: In addition to demographics, the questions covered different addictions, and included questions on the levels of danger of heroin, amphetamines and cannabis for individuals and the society.Findings: Consistent cultural differences appeared in the views of Finnish and French professionals regarding the addictiveness of illicit drugs and their level of danger to society. These differences remained significant after controlling for professions and other background variables.Conclusions: Cultural context, local prevalence of high-risk behaviors, familiarity with the substance, country of residence, and level of education appeared as major modifiers of risk perceptions.

scholarly journals Sex-habit and Sexually Transmitted Infection (STIs) Among The Drug Abusers Undergoing Detoxification

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-10
Author(s):  
Kazi Jahangir Hossain ◽  
Md. Rizwanul Karim ◽  
Abul Masud Md. Nurul Karim ◽  
Md. Mustafa Kamal
Keyword(s):  
Addiction Treatment ◽  
Illicit Drugs ◽  
Drug Abusers ◽  
Transmitted Infection ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Multiple Partners ◽  
Injection Drugs ◽  
Treatment Centre ◽  
N 93 ◽  
Drug Habit

Drug abuse is increasing alarmingly with time among the young-adults in Bangladesh. The objective of the study was to investigate sex-habit and STIs of the drug abusers. A total of 1076 drug abusers undergoing detoxification voluntarily at the Central Drug Addiction Treatment Centre (CTC), Tejgaon, Dhaka were investigated from September 2010 to August 2011. They were selected consecutively on the basis of defined selection criteria. Research instrument was an interviewer questionnaire and blood specimen. Results showed that 82.1% (n=883) were heterosexual and 16.2% (n=174) had no sex. The majority of them (55.3%, n=595) had enjoyed sex with multiple partners. They enjoyed sex with commercial sex sellers (11.1%, n=119) but majority of them (34.2%, n=368) had sex with all categories including spouse. Results also showed that majority of them had unethical sex, of which 24.9%(n=268) had experience about extramarital sex and 30.4%(n=327) premarital sex respectively. Around 55.0%(n=594) of them did not use condom during sex and 21.9%(n=236) used it occasionally. The 14.5%(n=156) of them had signsymptoms of gonorrhea and syphilis, of which 1.8%(n=19) had genital ulcer, 3.7%(n=40) genital discharge and 9.0%(n=97) had both ulcer and discharge respectively. In laboratory analysis, 16.3%(n=175) had STIs positive results, of which 9.9%(n=107) were RPR reactive, 1.8%(n=19) URS reactive and 4.6%(n=49) both RPR and URS reactive respectively. In drug habit, results also showed that 82.6% (n=889) of them had been using heroin and the rests used cannabis (8.6%, n=93), phensedyl (5.4%, n=58) and injections (3.3%, n=25) respectively. Forty two percent (n=455) of them had been abusing it for 1-5 years, 31.4% (n=338) for 6-10 years and 26.3%(n=283) for 11-20 years. Most of them (91.1%, n=980) used multiple illicit drugs and their ultimate choice of drug was heroin (77.3%, n=832). About 22.6%(n=243) addicts abused injection drugs in their lifetime. Altering behaviors, especially their drug habit and sexual lifestyle are still the only applicable ways to stop this human catastrophe. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jom.v14i1.14529 J MEDICINE 2013; 14 : 5-10 

scholarly journals Socioeconomic marginalization and plasma HIV-1 RNA nondetectability among individuals who use illicit drugs in a Canadian setting

AIDS ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (18) ◽  
pp. 2487-2495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsey A. Richardson ◽  
Thomas H. Kerr ◽  
Sabina Dobrer ◽  
Cathy M. Puskas ◽  
Silvia A. Guillemi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Illicit Drugs ◽  
Canadian Setting ◽  
Hiv 1

Finnish-born and Swedish-born patients in the Stockholm county health-based addiction treatment system

2003 ◽  
Vol 20 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 145-158
Author(s):  
Kerstin Stenius
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Addiction Treatment ◽  
Illicit Drugs ◽  
Alcohol Problems ◽  
Treatment System ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Stockholm County ◽  
Drug Problems

Even though the Finnish and Swedish alcohol cultures and societies are very similar, Finns have a reputation for drinking more heavily than Swedes. Earlier research in Sweden has shown that Finnish immigrants in Sweden experience more health problems and more alcohol related deaths than Swedes. Research results concerning their treatment consumption have been contradictory. Based on interviews with 942 persons entering the health-based addiction treatment system in Stockholm county between November 2000 and November 2001, this article sets out to study to what extent the patients that were born in Finland (N = 82) differ from those born in Sweden (N = 771). It also examines to what extent the Finnish-born differ from Swedes if you control for work position as a sign of social status, and main drug use (alcohol or illegal drugs). The data consists of structured interviews, conducted by trained interviewers in the research project. The results are presented as distributions and correlations tested with Pearson Chi2. In order to be able to say to what extent the problems of the Finnish born were related to their particular immigrant position compared to social status, a weighted sample of Swedes was constructed, using the variables “most common or last work position” and “main drug as reason for coming to treatment (alcohol or illicit drugs)”. The results showed that the Finnish born patients were overrepresented in treatment. This could largely, but not fully, be explained by their social position and age structure. The Finnish-born were a much more homogeneous group than the Swedes as they were mostly male and workers, and predominantly treated for their alcohol problems. They had a more problematic housing situation than comparable Swedes. Their alcohol consumption was somewhat higher than among comparable Swedish patients, and they had experienced some more symptoms of dependency and negative consequences of drinking, particularly those associated with health issues. They had more treatment experiences during the year before this treatment round, but not more days in treatment. Their attitudes to drinking and drug problems, and to treatment in general, as far as attitudes and expectations were concerned, seemed rather positive and very similar to the Swedish patients, however. The fact that they received a lot of treatment but shorter treatment contacts than comparable Swedes might indicate that the Swedish system has not been able to meet their needs particularly well.

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