Differences in severity of heroin dependence by route of administration: the importance of length of heroin use

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作者
Barrio, G
De La Fuente, L
Lew, C
Royuela, L
Bravo, MJ
Torrens, M
机构
[1] Inst Salud Carlos III, Ctr Nacl Epidemiol, Barcelona 28029, Spain
[2] Ctr Univ Salud Publ, Plan Nacl Sobre Sida, Madrid 28006, Spain
[3] IMIM, Hosp Mar, Barcelona, Spain
关键词
heroin; dependence; administration route; SDS scale;
D O I
10.1016/S0376-8716(00)00204-0
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R194 [卫生标准、卫生检查、医药管理];
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摘要
To explore differences in the severity of heroin dependence by route of administration, we interviewed 909 heroin users in three Spanish cities. Dependence was measured with the severity dependence scale (SDS). No major differences in the severity of heroin dependence were detected among users with 5 or more years of heroin use (long-term users), but differences were found among newer users (SDS mean scores, 7.3 in heroin injectors; 7.9 in smokers and 4.6 in sniffers; P = 0.006), especially those with fewer than 3 years of use. Similar differences by route of administration were found when frequency of heroin use (days/month) was considered rather than severity of dependence. However, in the latter case major differences were also found among long-term users. These findings suggest that the route of administration probably influences the rate of progression to dependence but has little influence on the long-run level of dependence. They also help explain some aspects of the transition between routes of heroin administration, which is occurring in different areas. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:169 / 177
页数:9
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