Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients admitted to an addiction center

ERDOĞAN A., Dilcen H. Y., CİNEMRE B., KULAKSIZOĞLU B., İNAN D., Kuloglu M. M.

JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE USE, cilt.27, sa.3, ss.321-327, 2022 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/14659891.2021.1941352
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE USE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, ASSIA, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, Educational research abstracts (ERA), EMBASE, Index Islamicus, Psycinfo
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.321-327
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Addiction, substance use disorder, alcohol, opiate, sociodemographic, SUBSTANCE USE, DIVERSE SAMPLE, UNITED-STATES, MENTAL-HEALTH, DRUG-USE, ALCOHOL, FAMILY, ABUSE, PREVALENCE, TOBACCO
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: To investigate the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients admitted to an addiction center. Methods: The medical files of 4990 patients were analyzed retrospectively. Results: 88.6% (n = 4421) of the patients were male, and the mean age was 33.51 +/- 11.01 years. Substance use disorder was diagnosed in 78.5% (n = 3916) of the patients, alcohol use disorder in 20.3% (n = 1013), and prescription drug use in 1.1% (n = 57). Nearly three-quarters (72.7%, n = 2847) had multiple substance use 22.3% (n = 872) only used heroin, and 5% (n = 197) only used cannabis. 56.9% (2194/3856) of the patients had poor family relations, and 22.7% (96/422) were exposed to domestic violence. It was found that 77.9% (3882/4986) started the substance under the influence of their friends. One-fifth (20.4%, 979/4807) had intravenous substance use and 38.1% (94/247) reported non-sterile syringe sharing. We found that 10.3% (n = 512) had a blood-borne infectious disease, the most common of which was hepatitis C (n = 441). Conclusion: Our study revealed the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients with substance use disorder. Knowing these features is very important for prevention and treatment strategies.