Comparison of self-report and biological measures for alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use in consecutive alcohol-dependent patients visiting a tertiary care centre

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 302-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raka Jain ◽  
Rizwana Quraishi ◽  
Pradipta Majumder ◽  
Raman Deep Pattanayak
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Illicit Drug ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Illicit Drug Use ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Alcohol Dependent

scholarly journals Use of illicit drugs by adolescents and young adults of an urban settlement in Brazil

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-118
Author(s):  
Rafael Alves Guimarães ◽  
Márcia Maria de Souza ◽  
Karlla Antonieta Amorim Caetano ◽  
Sheila Araujo Teles ◽  
Marcos André de Matos
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Illicit Drugs ◽  
Illicit Drug ◽  
Illicit Drug Use ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Urban Settlement ◽  
Factors Associated

Summary Objective: To estimate the prevalence and factors associated with illicit drug use by adolescents and young adults of a formal urban settlement. Method: Cross-sectional study including adolescents and young adults 12-24 years of an urban settlement in the Midwest Region of Brazil. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed using Stata, version 12.0. We used Poisson regression model to estimate the factors associated with illicit drug use. Results: Of the total participants (n=105), 27.6% (95CI 20.0-36.9%) had used illicit drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, crack, LSD and inhalants. The consumption of these substances was associated with male gender, use of body piercing and/or tattoos, licit drug use and self-report of signs and/or symptoms of sexually transmitted infections. Conclusion: High prevalence of illicit drug use was found in the individuals investigated, ratifying the presence of risk factors to the vulnerability of the settlers to use these substances in the urban settlement population.

scholarly journals Occurrence of Alcohol Dependence, Pattern of Alcohol Use, and Psychiatric Comorbidity in a Tertiary Care Centre in Upper Assam, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (21) ◽  
pp. 1674-1678
Author(s):  
Kamala Deka ◽  
Manju Partha Baruah ◽  
Dipjyoti Bora
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Alcohol Use Disorder ◽  
Psychiatric Comorbidity ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Occupancy Rate ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Bed Occupancy ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Co Morbidity ◽  
Alcohol Dependent

BACKGROUND There has been an increased rate of diagnosis of alcohol dependent syndrome (ADS) observed in our psychiatry clinic constituting a major portion of them into inpatients care. Evaluation of psychiatric complaints in patients with alcohol dependant syndrome is challenging at times. Depression has been found to be a common psychological association seen in them. Suicidality and other selfharming behaviour as a co morbidity are also not uncommon. There is dearth of information available on occurrence of alcohol dependent syndrome in psychiatry attendees and pattern of alcohol use especially from this part of north-eastern region of Assam. We wanted to assess the occurrence and pattern of alcohol use disorder amongst patients attending psychiatry unit of a tertiary care centre in upper Assam, estimate its bed occupancy rate, and determine psychiatric comorbidity among them. METHODS A hospital based cross sectional study was conducted among 104 consecutive subjects attending Psychiatry department of Jorhat Medical College, Assam. After thorough examination and informed written consent subjects were administered with alcohol use disorder identification test (AUDIT) and MINI plus. Semi structured socio demographic Proforma was used to collect information on demographic data and different variables. As it was a descriptive study, data collected were organized in frequency tables and analysed using percentage. RESULTS In present study, prevalence of alcohol dependent syndrome in psychiatry set up was 12.68 % and bed occupancy rate of ADS was 13 %. Majority were between the age 28 and 47 years, males, Hindus, married, belonged to nuclear family and hailed from upper lower social class followed by lower middle class. Approximately 18 % of cases had psychiatric co morbidity and majority of them had depression and suicidality. CONCLUSIONS A major number of alcohol dependant patients attended psychiatry OPD and occupied almost half of the beds as inpatients of a tertiary care hospital. Mood disorder was the commonest comorbid condition in these patients. Though the results cannot be generalized, it may definitely reflect the magnitude of alcohol use in this region. Hence forth a psychiatry unit like ours warrant a full-fledged department for treatment of ADS and alcohol related problems and some policy to work for its prevention. KEYWORDS ADS, Occurrence, Bed Occupancy, Psychiatric Co-Morbidity

scholarly journals Prevalence of alcohol abuse and associated factors in a population-based study

2007 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 502-509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilisa Berti de Azevedo Barros ◽  
Neury José Botega ◽  
Paulo Dalgalarrondo ◽  
Letícia Marín-León ◽  
Helenice Bosco de Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Alcohol Abuse ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Illicit Drug ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Illicit Drug Use ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Odds Ratios

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of alcohol abuse/dependence and identify associated factors among demographic, family, socioeconomic and mental health variables. METHODS: A household survey was carried out in the urban area of Campinas, southeastern Brazil, in 2003. A total of 515 subjects, aged 14 years or more were randomly selected using a stratified cluster sample. The Self-Report Questionnaire and the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test were used in the interview. Prevalences were calculated, and univariate and multivariate logistic analyses performed by estimating odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. RESULTS: The estimated prevalence of alcohol abuse/dependence was 13.1% (95% CI: 8.4;19.9) in men and 4.1% (95% CI: 1.9;8.6) in women. In the final multiple logistic regression model, alcohol abuse/dependence was significantly associated with age, income, schooling, religion and illicit drug use. The adjusted odds ratios were significantly higher in following variables: income between 2,501 and 10,000 dollars (OR=10.29); income above 10,000 dollars (OR=10.20); less than 12 years of schooling (OR=13.42); no religion (OR=9.16) or religion other than Evangelical (OR=4.77); and illicit drug use during lifetime (OR=4.47). Alcohol abuse and dependence patterns were different according to age group. CONCLUSIONS: There is a significantly high prevalence of alcohol abuse/dependence in this population. The knowledge of factors associated with alcohol abuse, and differences in consumption patterns should be taken into account in the development of harm reduction strategies.

scholarly journals Quantifying Behavioral Sensation Seeking With the Aroma Choice Task

Assessment ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 873-886
Author(s):  
Brandon G. Oberlin ◽  
Nolan E. Ramer ◽  
Sage M. Bates ◽  
Yitong I. Shen ◽  
Jeremy S. Myslinski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Illicit Drug ◽  
Illicit Drug Use ◽  
Choice Task ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Behavioral Measure ◽  
Functional Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Psychiatric Conditions

Our goal was to develop a behavioral measure of sensation seeking (SS). The Aroma Choice Task (ACT) assesses preference for an intense, novel, varied, and risky (exciting) option versus a mild, safe (boring) option using real-time odorant delivery. A total of 147 healthy young adults completed 40 binary choice trials. We examined (1) intensity and pleasantness of odorants, (2) stability of responding, (3) association with SS self-report, and (4) association with self-reported illicit drug use. Participants’ preference for the “exciting” option versus the safe option was significantly associated with self-reported SS ( p < .001) and illicit drug use ( p = .041). Odorant ratings comported with their intended intensity. The ACT showed good internal, convergent, and criterion validity. We propose that the ACT might permit more objective SS assessment for investigating the biological bases of psychiatric conditions marked by high SS, particularly addiction. The ACT measures SS behaviorally, mitigating some self-report challenges and enabling real-time assessment, for example, for functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

Repertoires of distinction

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 437-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiona Measham ◽  
Karenza Moore
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
General Population ◽  
Illicit Drug ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Illicit Drug Use ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Dance Music ◽  
Night Time ◽  
Electronic Dance Music ◽  
Nuanced Understanding

Presented here are the first findings of self report surveys of prevalence of illicit drug use by customers in the night time economy of a large English city. Five random sample surveys conducted with dance club customers and three similar surveys with bar customers identified an association between illicit drug use, entertainment type and venue type. First, club customers were significantly more likely to report lifetime, past month and fieldwork night drug use than bar customers. Second, distinct and prolific polydrug repertoires were associated with the genres of electronic dance music favoured within different clubs, along with evidence of the growing popularity of emergent drugs such as MDMA powder. Such polydrug repertoires support the notion of culturally, spatially and pharmacologically distinct local leisure scenes operating within the contemporary night time economy; rather than the same broad mass of customers choosing different leisure experiences on different occasions, or the more fluid, ‘neo-tribal’ cultural groupings suggested by some. The article concludes by suggesting that prolific and enduring weekend polydrug repertoires within local leisure scenes increasingly polarize such scenes from drug use in the general population, with implications for policing and governance, alongside the need for a more nuanced understanding of the night time economy as an analytical concept in social research.

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