在英国的一所成年男性监狱中使用合成大麻素
Sam Craft1, Alice Austin1, Tom Tooth2
1Addiction and Mental Health Group, Department of Psychology, University of Bath, UK.
The International journal on drug policy
|October 9, 2023
概括
合成大麻素 (Spice) 在英国监狱中的使用与更高的心理痛苦有关. 动机是务实的,干预应该集中在有意义的活动和管理无聊和压力.
科学领域:
- 犯罪学 犯罪学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 精神病学是一个精神病学.
背景情况:
- 合成大麻素 (Spice) 在英国惩戒设施中构成重大公共卫生挑战.
- 关于这种特定人群中合成大麻素使用的流行率,特征和动机的研究有限.
- 这项研究通过在英国监狱环境中比较合成大麻素的用户和非用户来解决这一差距.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较有和没有在监狱中使用合成大麻素的个人.
- 描述监狱环境中合成大麻素使用的特征和动机.
- 评估对监狱中合成大麻素使用者的各种治疗干预措施的支持.
主要方法:
- 一项基于问卷的研究对122名英格兰B类监狱的成年男性进行了调查.
- 收集的数据包括社会人口统计,监护和药物使用 (合成大麻素和其他) 信息.
- 使用简要症状清单 (BSI-18) 评估心理困扰;用户填写了关于使用模式,动机和干预偏好的额外问题.
主要成果:
- 几乎一半的参与者 (46.7%) 报告说在监狱中使用合成大麻素,表现出明显更高的心理痛苦 (BSI-18分数:23.7对12.8).
- 纸质制剂 (77.4%) 是主要形式,经常通过电子烟 (75.9%) 使用.
- 主要的动机包括缓解无聊 (91.1%),让时间过得更快 (89.3%),以及应对压力 (80.4%).
结论:
- 在英国监狱中,合成大麻素的使用,通常涉及通过电子烟制作纸制品,与心理痛苦的增加有关.
- 实用动机,如无聊和压力减轻驱动使用.
- 干预措施应优先考虑增加细胞外时间和参与有意义的活动,以及管理戒断症状.
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