Heroin treatment demand in South Africa:: trends from two large metropolitan sites (January 1997 December 2003)
Heroin treatment demand in South Africa:: trends from two large metropolitan sites (January 1997 December 2003)
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DOI：
10.1080/09595230500290841
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发表时间：
2005-09-01
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Myers, BJ
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作者：
Parry, CDH;Plüddemann, A;Myers, BJ
关于海洛因使用的准确流行率数据，指出存在问题的地方和这些问题的程度，对于指导制定有效的药物滥用政策和做法是必要的。这项研究的目的是提供有关南非海洛因使用的性质和程度的监测信息。数据收集自1997年1月至2003年12月期间在两个大都市（开普敦和豪登省）的41个酒精和其他药物治疗中心。治疗指标表明，随着时间的推移，海洛因的使用大幅增加。大多数接受治疗的海洛因使用者往往是年龄在21至24岁之间的白色男性，他们往往吸烟而不是注射这种物质。然而，这种情况正在发生变化。这些新出现的趋势表明，海洛因的使用有可能成为南非的一个严重的健康和社会问题，并表明今后有必要继续监测海洛因的使用模式，并在情况进一步恶化之前制定一项干预战略计划。
Accurate prevalence data on heroin use, that points to where problems exist and the extent of these problems, is necessary to guide the formulation of effective substance abuse policy and practice. The purpose of this study was to provide surveillance information about the nature and extent of heroin use in South Africa. Data were collected from 41 specialist alcohol and other drug treatment centres in two metropolitan sites ( Cape Town and Gauteng Province) between January 1997 and Decenber 2003. Treatment indicators point to a substantial increase in heroin use over time. Most heroin users in treatment tend to be white, male, between the ages of 21 and 24 years and tend to smoke rather than inject the substance. However, this profile is changing. These emerging trends point to the possibility of heroin use becoming a serious health and social issue in South Africa and demonstrate the need for continued monitoring of heroin use patterns in the future and the development of a strategic plan for intervening before the situation deteriorates further.