The Changing Face of Synthetic Cannabinoids in Texas
The Changing Face of Synthetic Cannabinoids in Texas
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DOI：
10.1080/02791072.2018.1505011
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发表时间：
2018-01-01
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2.8
通讯作者：
Maxwell, Jane Carlisle
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作者：
Maxwell, Jane Carlisle
这篇文章描述了使用合成大麻素的个人的特征以及随着时间的推移使用者群体的变化。数据来源包括向德克萨斯州治疗数据集报告的合成大麻素的主要问题的治疗入院情况，向德克萨斯州毒药中心网络报告的合成大麻素暴露情况，以及2009-2016年国家法医实验室信息系统中确定的项目。在种族/族裔、性别、年龄、教育程度、就业状况、无家可归、刑事司法问题、使用其他物质、第一次使用与治疗之间的滞后时间、接触地点、慢性病、接触原因和最常见类型的大麻类药物方面确定了统计上的显著趋势。对年份和数据集中的变量进行了比较。研究结果表明，德克萨斯州合成大麻素使用者的特征和这些药物的品种随着时间的推移而发生了变化。需要将个别病例与不断变化的毒物分析结果联系起来的数据，以及针对可能面临无家可归风险并患有药物使用和精神问题的老龄化人口的有针对性的预防和治疗努力。
This article describes the characteristics of individuals who used synthetic cannabinoids and the changes in the user population over time. Data sources include treatment admissions with a primary problem with synthetic cannabinoids reported to the Texas treatment dataset, synthetic cannabinoid exposures reported to the Texas Poison Center Network, and items identified in the National Forensic Laboratory Information System in 2009-2016. Statistically significant trends were identified for race/ethnicity, gender, age, education level, employment status, homelessness, criminal justice problems, use of other substances, lag time between first use and time to treatment, exposure site, chronicity, reason for exposure, and the most common types of cannabinoids. Comparisons were made between the years and the variables in the datasets. Findings suggest that the characteristics of synthetic cannabinoid users and the varieties of these drugs in Texas have changed over time. Data to link individual cases with the changing results of toxicological analysis are needed, as well as targeted prevention and treatment efforts for an aging population who may be at risk of homelessness and also have co-morbid substance use and psychiatric problems.