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  • Addiction Medicine
  • Psychiatry
  • Public Health

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  • Drug addiction presents a significant global health challenge.
  • Understanding regional addict demographics is crucial for effective treatment program development.

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  • To present sociodemographic data of individuals diagnosed with drug addiction.
  • To identify patterns in drug use and patient characteristics.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of patient data from 2009-2014.
  • Inclusion of 513 patients with confirmed drug addiction diagnoses.
  • Assessment through psychiatry polyclinics and urine drug screening.

Main Results:

  • Marijuana was the most frequently used drug (90.8%).
  • The sample comprised 98.2% males, with an average age of 32.12 years.
  • First drug use ranged from 7 to 45 years; 59.6% had regular jobs.

Conclusions:

  • Marijuana is the predominant drug of abuse in this population.
  • Drug addiction risk is universal, irrespective of socioeconomic factors.
  • Research into alternative treatment models for chronic users is recommended.