在吸毒者中对伤口的实证评估
Jermaine D Jones1, Michael Chaple1, Stephanie Rozen2
1Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 630 W. 168th St, New York, NY 10032, United States; New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032, United States.
Drug and alcohol dependence
|July 6, 2024
概括
与毒品相关的伤害在吸毒者 (PWUS) 中很常见. 静脉注射药物使用和最近使用兴奋剂或海洛因与南布朗克斯PWUS中较高的伤口发病率有关.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 皮肤病学 皮肤病学
- 成 药物 药物 药物 药物
背景情况:
- 伤口是使用物质的人 (PWUS) 患病的重要原因.
- 纽约市南布朗克斯的高物质使用障碍 (SUD) 率,需要了解相关的健康问题,如伤口.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定PWUS在南布朗克斯的伤口的发生率和严重程度,纽约市.
- 评估参与者特征与伤口发生之间的关联.
主要方法:
- 在30天内招募了586名PWUS.
- 训练有素的研究人员记录伤口的存在和严重程度.
- 评估了参与者特征与伤口之间的关联.
主要成果:
- 23%的PWUS报告有伤口,大多数有小伤口.
- 人们普遍使用海洛因和精神兴奋剂.
- 最近的兴奋剂/海洛因使用和静脉注射物质使用与伤口有显著的关联.
结论:
- 在纽约市的PWUS人口中,与药物相关的伤害很普遍.
- 监测伤口发生率至关重要,特别是在潜在的西拉伪造的情况下.
- 进一步的研究应该调查西拉对伤口患病率的影响.
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