在被捕者中使用毒品的性别差异
Bridget E Weller1, Stephen Magura1, Dawn R Smith2
1Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
Journal of substance use
|August 7, 2023
概括
被捕并在监狱接受测试的女性比男性更有可能使用甲基胺. 这项研究强调了需要在刑事司法群体中进行包括性别在内的药物监测,以解决卫生公平问题.
科学领域:
- 法医毒理学 法医毒理学
- 公共卫生研究 公共卫生研究
- 在药物滥用中的性别研究.
背景情况:
- 在刑事司法人口中对毒品的监测可以揭示地理上使用毒品的模式.
- 从历史上看,在这些人群中的大规模药物监测研究中,女性的代表性较低.
- 了解性别特定的药物使用对于公平的公共卫生倡议至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查在美国监狱中被捕的个人中吸毒的潜在性别差异.
- 分析口服液检测显示的药物使用模式.
- 为性别敏感的药物监测和政策制定提供信息.
主要方法:
- 在2019-2020年收集的191名被捕人员 (24%为女性) 的口腔液样本的分析.
- 使用酶链接免疫吸收试验 (ELISA) 和液体染色学/双重质谱法 (LC-MS/MS) 进行药物检测.
- 使用逻辑回归模型来评估药物使用中的性别差异.
主要成果:
- 与男性相比,女性的甲基胺使用率明显高 (41%对22%).
- 在大麻,可卡因或阿片类药物使用方面没有观察到明显的性别差异.
- 总体而言,使用毒品的普遍程度和检测到的毒品的合法性在性别上没有显著差异.
结论:
- 未来的刑事司法环境中药物监测必须包括对女性和男性的代表性抽样.
- 识别基于性别的药物使用模式对于促进健康平等至关重要.
- 调查结果可以指导制定基于性别的政策和临床实践,用于药物滥用预防和治疗.
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