Substance dependence in diwania province

الملخص EN

Background : Substance dependence refer to conditions arising from the misuse of alcohol, psychoactive drugs and other chemicals.

Objectives : To detect the sociodemographic characteristics and the co morbidity of psychiatric disorders of drug abusers in Diwania province.

Methods : 200 drug abusers were studied between the age of (15-40) years in Diwania province during the period from the lst of oct.

2007 to lst of July 2009, among whom the 10th version of international classification of disease (ICD 10) was used to detect the dependency criteria and the co morbidity psychiatric disorders .Information about sociodemograghic were taken from the subjects by constructed interview.

Results : Distribution of the sample according to the age reveals that the age between (20-24) years constituted about half of the cases.

Two third are single.

Sixty percent are of low family income and70% living with one parents also the educational state of the sample shows that half have only primary level.

The study shows that about 30.5% of the sample is dependent on Artane (benzhexol), and25.5% dependent on Rivotril (clonazepam).

About half of the sample take the first drug with their friends.

Co morbidity of other psychiatric disorders are so common among drug abusers.

Conclusion : Substance abuse is common among young peoples.

Being single and come from disrupted family are predisposing factors for drug abuse.

Friends and availability of drug play important role in drug dependence.

Accurate diagnosis and treatment of co morbidity psychiatric disorders play important role in outcome.