中年和老年人甲基胺中毒死亡在夏威夷
Gursimran K Sidhu1, Tiana M Fontanilla2, Treena S Becker3
1Center on Aging, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI (GKS).
Hawai'i journal of health & social welfare
|August 12, 2024
概括
夏威夷的老年人正在死于药物过量服用,主要与甲基胺有关. 许多人经历了长期的药物滥用,强调了早期查和治疗kupuna的必要性.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 成 药物 药物 药物 药物
背景情况:
- 在夏威夷的老年人 (50-75岁) 中,药物过量致死率越来越令人担忧.
- 甲基胺和多种物质的使用是这群人群中过量死亡的重要因素.
- 长期使用甲基胺可能会导致老年人的心血管和神经系统并发症.
研究的目的:
- 为了分析夏威夷的药物过量死亡事件,重点关注50-75岁的年龄组.
- 识别与过量服用死亡相关的物质,并导致健康并发症.
- 了解老年人中药物滥用的历史,并为公共卫生战略提供信息.
主要方法:
- 从夏威夷州的国家非故意药物过量剂量报告系统 (SUDORS) 来分析非故意和未确定的故意药物过量死亡记录.
- 从2020年7月1日到2021年12月31日收集的数据.
- 审查死亡调查员叙事报告,以评估药物滥用史和健康并发症.
主要成果:
- 58.2%的死者年龄在50-75岁之间.
- 在这个年龄组中,甲基胺是与过量服用死亡相关的主要物质,其次是混合药物.
- 25.5%的老年死者 (50+) 死于心血管或神经复杂症,可能与慢性甲基胺使用有关; 76.5%有药物滥用史.
结论:
- 夏威夷的古普纳 (老年人) 面临着药物过量造成的重大风险,特别是涉及甲基胺.
- 长期使用物质,可能从年轻时开始,导致老年人出现严重的健康问题和死亡.
- 在Kupuna群体中,普遍对物质使用和依赖性进行查至关重要,同时还需要解决诸如耻辱感等治疗障碍.
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