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流行のフリーベースコカイン乱用. バハマ諸島のケーススタディ
Lancet (London, England)
|March 1, 1986
まとめ
バハマのコカイン乱用入院者の急増は,コカイン塩化水素から,高度に中毒性の高いコカインフリーベースへの移行に関連していた. この変化は重大な公衆衛生危機を引き起こし,主にフリーベース・コカインによる全国的な伝染病が初めて報告されました.
科学分野:
- 公衆衛生は公衆衛生である.
- 依存症医学 薬物中毒医学
- エピデミオロジー エピデミオロジー
背景:
- バハマ諸島では1983年からコカイン乱用による新規入院の有意な増加が観察されました.
- この上昇は,唯一の精神病院と主要な外来精神科クリニックの両方に影響を与えました.
研究 の 目的:
- バハマでコカイン乱用が急増した原因を調査する.
- この公衆衛生危機を誘発するコカインの特定の形態を特定する.
主な方法:
- 1982年から1984年の間にバハマの精神病院の入院データを分析した.
- コカインの摂取傾向と,コカインの利用可能性と形態の変化との相関.
主要な成果:
- コカインの乱用を認めた新規患者は,1982年のゼロから1983年の69人,1984年の523人に増加した.
- 特定された主な要因は,麻薬密売業者が,コカインの塩化水素よりも,コカインフリーベースの販売に切り替え,コカインの高い中毒可能性で知られていることでした.
結論:
- この調査結果は,主にコカインフリーベースの広範な使用によってバハマで公衆衛生の流行が引き起こされていることを示しています.
- これは,世界のコカイン使用が増加しているにもかかわらず,コカインフリーベースにほぼ独占的に起因する全国的に報告された最初の医学的な流行です.
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