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- جایگاه : پژوهشی
- مجله: Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology
- نوع مقاله: Journal Article
- کلمات کلیدی: Iran,Humans,OTC Drugs
- چکیده:
- چکیده انگلیسی: Background: Medications nowadays have been commonly used items in the world and are sometimes available without prescription. This causes a range of effects on public health. This study evaluated the frequency and the involved factors of uncontrolled prescription drugs consumption.
Methods: The present study is a cross-sectional study on 1,000 citizens of Tehran between 2016 and 2017. The various factors such as age, gender, and educational background have been carefully surveyed. The questionnaires were presented to interested people in printed form. For analyzing the data, descriptive statistics and analytical statistics were performed using SPSS software version 19.
Results: 67% of participants use OTC drugs and 34% of them were between 20 and 30 years old. Although 12% of the OTC pills were used regularly as a pain killer, 95% of the people did not know anything about the side effects of the drugs. Moreover, 45% used the pill to relieve the common and acute pain and 34% of people lived in poverty and 12% suggested lack of adequate time as a reason to refuse visiting a doctor.
Conclusion: Self-administered drug is one of the problems in the medical field. Headache is the main reason of self-medication. In the other hand, drug resistance is also rising among repeated drug users. According to the results, public education, the prohibition of the sale of some high-risk drugs and the reduction of drug doses are ways to prevent the development of such high-risk habits.
- انتشار مقاله: 26-10-1397
- نویسندگان: Mohammadreza Yazdan Nasab,Erfan Babahoseinpour,Jamil Kheirvari Khezerlo,Mohsen Tabasi,Fatemeh Mavalizadeh,Abdolrazagh Barzegar,Mohammad Reza Ghadirzadeh,Isa Akbarzadeh,Amin Radmanesh
- مشاهده
- جایگاه : پژوهشی
- مجله: Addiction and Health
- نوع مقاله: Journal Article
- کلمات کلیدی: Iran,Substance-related disorders,Death
- چکیده:
- چکیده انگلیسی: Background: The Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MOHME) and the Legal Medicine Organization
(LMO) are the 2 death registration systems in Iran for registering drug-related deaths. The aim of the present
study was to assess the number of undercount and the overlap between the deaths registered by the 2 sources.
Methods: In this descriptive study, according to the 10th revision of the International Classification of
Diseases (ICD-10), the registered data on drug-related deaths in the years 2014-2016, as recorded by the
MOHME and the LMO, were collected and the number of deaths was estimated using 2-source capturerecapture method and Excel and SPSS software.
Findings: The total number of drug-related deaths, as registered by the 2 sources, was 8639 during the
3 years. A major part of the drug-related deaths (75% of the data) had been registered by the LMO and only
25% of deaths had been registered by the MOHME. There was also a small overlap (7.7% of deaths) between
the data from the 2 sources. The final estimation from the capture-recapture model and analysis of sensitivity
showed that, during the 3 years, the total number of drug-related deaths was 14517 [95% confidence interval
(CI):14498-14558]. Based on the complete overlap assumption and 50% of unidentified individuals in the
2 sources, the number of deaths was estimated at 11341 and 12418, respectively. The largest number of
drug-related deaths had occurred within the age range of 25-39 years and in men. Kermanshah, Hamedan,
and Zanjan Provinces (Iran) had the largest number of cumulative incidences of drug-related deaths. Based
on the data provided by the MOHME, the most common cause of death was Methadone poisoning.
Conclusion: There was a small overlap between the MOHME and the LMO in the registration of drug-related
deaths. Failure to enter accurate and correct information has led to miscalculations of these deaths in Iran
- انتشار مقاله: 16-02-1399
- نویسندگان: Masoudeh Babakhanian,Mehran Zarghami,Abbas Alipour,Ardeshir Khosravi,Seyed Saeed Hashemi-Nazari,Mehdi Saberi,Mohammad Reza Ghadirzadeh
- مشاهده
- جایگاه : پژوهشی
- مجله: Addiction and Health
- نوع مقاله: Journal Article
- کلمات کلیدی: Iran,mortality,Epidemiology,Substance-related disorders,Opiate-related disorders,Trends
- چکیده:
- چکیده انگلیسی: Background: Addiction and drug misuse is an illness that affects every community in every country. Based on the previous research in many parts of the world, illicit drug use is considered as a well-known risk factor for morbidity, disability, and premature mortality. Although this issue is a hot topic for public health, little studies have looked the epidemiology of substance abuse death and its trends among Iranian society. This study aims to calculate the rate of substance misuse mortality and investigate its trend in Iran. Methods:This research was a cross-sectional study. For doing this study, the demographic and epidemiological data of people who died from substance misuse from 2014-2018 were extracted from Legal Medicine Organization (LMO). Finally, descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. Findings: 15304 deaths due to drug misuse were recorded in 2014-2018. The substance abuse mortality rate has increased during the study period in men and women. There were significant differences in death rates between men and women. Crude mortality rate was significantly higher among men compared to women. The majority of deaths has occurred in young men aged 30-39 years with high school education and self-employed. Conclusion: The results revealed that death from substance misuse has increased during the study period. This increasing trend was observed in women and men. Further preventive measures, however, should be devised to reduce drug-related deaths. The majority of deaths occurred in young men aged 30-39 years with high school education and self-employed. In our opinion and based on the study results, programs, policies, and preventive measures should be taken to prevent these people from accessing and using the drug.
- انتشار مقاله: 23-02-1398
- نویسندگان: Fatemeh Shahbazi,Davood Mirtorabi,Mohammad Reza Ghadirzadeh,Seyed Saeed Hashemi-Nazari
- مشاهده
- جایگاه : پژوهشی
- مجله: Addiction and Health
- نوع مقاله: Journal Article
- کلمات کلیدی: mortality,Epidemiology,Opiate addiction,Psychotropic drugs
- چکیده:
- چکیده انگلیسی: Background: Drug abuse is a severe and chronic disorder that leaves morbidity, disability and premature mortality in the society. The study of death due to substance abuse provides useful information for local, national and international administrators. Thus, by identifying the factors that have an impact on overdose-related mortality we can provide suitable intervention for vulnerable groups. The aim of this study was an investigation of mortality rate caused by consumption of narcotic and psychoactive substances in Iran.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, demographic and epidemiological data about all people whose cause of death was substance abuse in March 2014 to February 2015 were collected from Legal Medicine Organization (LMO). Finally, the information that was extracted from two checklists was analyzed by descriptive statistics.Findings: In this study, 2986 cases died from substances abuse were evaluated. Most deaths have befallen in unmarried young men with mean age of 36.9 ± 12.3, in the private locations. The mortality rate of drug abuse in the whole country was 38.4 per 1000000 population. The proportion of mortality was higher in Iranian nationality and in people who had a diploma and less education. History of overdose, suicide, hospitalization in a psychiatric hospital, staying in prison and substance abuse in the family were investigated in the study population.Conclusion: The present study revealed that mortality rate from substance abuse is more among unmarried young men aged 30-39 years with low education level and also in the self-employed group. We suggest that policies should be taken to prevent these people from accessing and using the drug.
- انتشار مقاله: 26-05-1396
- نویسندگان: Fatemeh Shahbazi,Seyed Davood Mirtorabi,Mohammad Reza Ghadirzadeh,Seyed Saeed Hashemi-Nazari,Abdolrazagh Barzegar
- مشاهده