Drug and Solvent Abuse Among Ahwaz\'s Elderlies
Objectives: There are researches to point epidemiology of addiction to drugs, chemical and solvent abuse in elderlies. Drug and Solvent abuse is considered as one of these addictions. This study was point to chemical abuse among elderly population of Ahwaz an Iranian city during year of 2007. Metho...
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| author | Abdolrahim Asadollahi Mahmood Baratvand Shahrokh Valizade Ali Havasi |
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| description | Objectives: There are researches to point epidemiology of addiction to drugs, chemical and solvent abuse in elderlies. Drug and Solvent abuse is considered as one of these addictions. This study was point to chemical abuse among elderly population of Ahwaz an Iranian city during year of 2007.
Methods & Materials: Research method is description-exploration with use to questionnaire, clinical interview and survey of medical and clinical reports among volunteer clients. Statistical community is all elderly population at one of citizen region in Ahwaz city (Iran). Seventy four dossiers were considered via random sampling; with 30 Elder volunteer clients been interviewed and replied to Elderly Drug Abuse Questionnaire (EDAQ).
Results: Signification of hypothesis with X2 test was considered significant relation between age and addiction record variables to solvent abuse; this relation is very significant to second value of drug's derivations such as Morphine, Codeine, Tebaine and Heroine. Interview showed psychological dependent due to appeal them to solvent abuse. Kind of abuse among elderly was snuffing and abuse of medicine drugs which were been recommended to them by their physician.
Conclusion: Although study of solvent and chemical abuse's epidemiology pointed less average of this addiction in samples, should be considered important and notice in studies. Finally, researchers were suggested to avoid of this new drug abuse and so to control behavior and interaction of these addicted and their behavior development; it's better to control on distribution of solvent and glue materials and recommending of medicine drug via physicians visiting exderlies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3bb109f03f9045209bf4886fb2e213482023-09-02T06:44:17ZfasUniversity of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation SciencesSālmand1735-806X1735-806X2007-10-0123346351Drug and Solvent Abuse Among Ahwaz\'s ElderliesAbdolrahim Asadollahi0Mahmood Baratvand1Shahrokh Valizade2Ali Havasi3 Institute of Ageing Studies, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University Putra, Malaysia. Objectives: There are researches to point epidemiology of addiction to drugs, chemical and solvent abuse in elderlies. Drug and Solvent abuse is considered as one of these addictions. This study was point to chemical abuse among elderly population of Ahwaz an Iranian city during year of 2007. Methods & Materials: Research method is description-exploration with use to questionnaire, clinical interview and survey of medical and clinical reports among volunteer clients. Statistical community is all elderly population at one of citizen region in Ahwaz city (Iran). Seventy four dossiers were considered via random sampling; with 30 Elder volunteer clients been interviewed and replied to Elderly Drug Abuse Questionnaire (EDAQ). Results: Signification of hypothesis with X2 test was considered significant relation between age and addiction record variables to solvent abuse; this relation is very significant to second value of drug's derivations such as Morphine, Codeine, Tebaine and Heroine. Interview showed psychological dependent due to appeal them to solvent abuse. Kind of abuse among elderly was snuffing and abuse of medicine drugs which were been recommended to them by their physician. Conclusion: Although study of solvent and chemical abuse's epidemiology pointed less average of this addiction in samples, should be considered important and notice in studies. Finally, researchers were suggested to avoid of this new drug abuse and so to control behavior and interaction of these addicted and their behavior development; it's better to control on distribution of solvent and glue materials and recommending of medicine drug via physicians visiting exderlies.http://salmandj.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-37&slc_lang=en&sid=1Drug and solvents abuse Chemical material Elderly population Ahwaz Iran |
| spellingShingle | Abdolrahim Asadollahi Mahmood Baratvand Shahrokh Valizade Ali Havasi Drug and Solvent Abuse Among Ahwaz\'s Elderlies Sālmand Drug and solvents abuse Chemical material Elderly population Ahwaz Iran |
| title | Drug and Solvent Abuse Among Ahwaz\'s Elderlies |
| title_full | Drug and Solvent Abuse Among Ahwaz\'s Elderlies |
| title_fullStr | Drug and Solvent Abuse Among Ahwaz\'s Elderlies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Drug and Solvent Abuse Among Ahwaz\'s Elderlies |
| title_short | Drug and Solvent Abuse Among Ahwaz\'s Elderlies |
| title_sort | drug and solvent abuse among ahwaz s elderlies |
| topic | Drug and solvents abuse Chemical material Elderly population Ahwaz Iran |
| url | http://salmandj.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-37&slc_lang=en&sid=1 |
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