A Retrospective Chart Review of Treatment Seeking Middle Aged Individuals at a Tertiary Care Substance Use Disorder Treatment Centre in North Part of India over Five Successive Years: Findings from Drug Abuse Monitoring System
Joint Authors
Mishra, Ashwani
Sethi, Hem
Ray, Rajat
Balhara, Yatan Pal Singh
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-10-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Adolescents and young adults continue to remain the main focus of attention with regards to substance use related problems.
There has been a limited focus on illicit substance use among middle aged and elderly population.
The current study explored the changing trends of substance use among treatment seeking middle aged individuals (aged 40–60 years) at a tertiary level drug dependence treatment centre.
The questionnaire used to gather information for the study is a 19-item structured questionnaire.
It includes information on various sociodemographic variables, “current,” and “ever” use of substance.
Information is also collected on variables related to high risk injecting drug use and HIV status of the individuals.
There has been consistent increase in the population of treatment seekers over five years.
Over the five-year period, the absolute percentage increase in treatment seeking population is approximately 21%.
Polysubstance use was found to increase significantly over five-study years (PTrend = 0.007).
American Psychological Association (APA)
Balhara, Yatan Pal Singh& Mishra, Ashwani& Sethi, Hem& Ray, Rajat. 2013. A Retrospective Chart Review of Treatment Seeking Middle Aged Individuals at a Tertiary Care Substance Use Disorder Treatment Centre in North Part of India over Five Successive Years: Findings from Drug Abuse Monitoring System. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1032784
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Balhara, Yatan Pal Singh…[et al.]. A Retrospective Chart Review of Treatment Seeking Middle Aged Individuals at a Tertiary Care Substance Use Disorder Treatment Centre in North Part of India over Five Successive Years: Findings from Drug Abuse Monitoring System. The Scientific World Journal No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1032784
American Medical Association (AMA)
Balhara, Yatan Pal Singh& Mishra, Ashwani& Sethi, Hem& Ray, Rajat. A Retrospective Chart Review of Treatment Seeking Middle Aged Individuals at a Tertiary Care Substance Use Disorder Treatment Centre in North Part of India over Five Successive Years: Findings from Drug Abuse Monitoring System. The Scientific World Journal. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1032784
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1032784