Trends in adolescent alcohol and other drug use:: findings from three sentinel sites in South Africa (1997-2001)
Trends in adolescent alcohol and other drug use:: findings from three sentinel sites in South Africa (1997-2001)
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DOI：
10.1016/j.adolescence.2003.11.013
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发表时间：
2004-08-01
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Plüddemann, A
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作者：
Parry, CDH;Myers, B;Plüddemann, A
本文旨在提供有关南非三个哨点（开普敦、德班和豪登省）青少年使用酒精和其他药物 (AOD) 的程度和后果的监测信息。从 1997 年到 2001 年，数据是从多个来源收集的，包括专科治疗中心、创伤科、学校学生、狂欢派对参加者和被捕者。自监测开始以来，越来越多的南非青少年使用 AOD。调查显示，高中生滥用酒精的比例很高，其中酒精是最常见的滥用物质。大麻是青少年中最常报告的非法滥用药物。这反映在接受大麻治疗的青少年、大麻阳性被捕者和大麻阳性创伤患者中的比例很大。与甲喹酮一起吸食的大麻是开普敦第二大最常见的主要滥用药物。被捕者数据凸显了青少年使用甲喹酮的潜在负面影响。可卡因和海洛因正在成为大城市中心青少年滥用的问题药物。摇头丸 (MDMA) 的使用主要发生在参加狂欢派对和俱乐部的青少年中。该研究指出需要针对年轻人制定 AOD 干预计划，并需要在未来继续监测青少年 AOD 的使用情况。 (C) 2004 年青少年服务专业人员协会。由爱思唯尔有限公司出版。保留所有权利。
This paper aims to provide surveillance information about the extent and consequences of alcohol and other drug (AOD) use by adolescents for three sentinel sites in South Africa (Cape Town, Durban and Gauteng province). From 1997 to 2001, data were gathered from multiple sources, including specialist treatment centres, trauma units, school students, rave party attenders, and arrestees. Since the start of surveillance, an increasing proportion of South African adolescents are using AODs. Surveys point to high levels of alcohol misuse among high school students, with alcohol being the most common substance of abuse. Cannabis is the most frequently reported illicit drug of abuse among adolescents. This is reflected in the large proportion of adolescents receiving treatment for cannabis, cannabis-positive arrestees, and cannabis-positive trauma patients. Cannabis smoked together with methaqualone is the second most common primary drug of abuse in Cape Town. Arrestee data highlights the potentially negative effect of adolescent methaqualone use. Cocaine and heroin are emerging as problem drugs of abuse among adolescents in large metropolitan centres. Ecstasy (MDMA) use occurs mainly among adolescents who attend rave parties and clubs. The study points to the need for AOD intervention programmes that target young people and the need for continued monitoring of adolescent AOD use in the future. (C) 2004 The Association for Professionals in Services for Adolescents. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.