Pub Date : 2018-01-01DOI: 10.4172/2155-6105.1000372
H. Ahmadkhaniha, B. Shariati, M. Naserbakht, Ruohollah Seddigh, S. Saei, Kheiri Amirkhiz, S. Kheiri
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Pub Date : 2018-01-01DOI: 10.4172/2155-6105.1000356
Girum Sebsibie
Background: Drug addiction is a condition which characterized by an overwhelming desire to continue taking a drug through which one has become habituated for repeated consumption. At present, drug addiction is one of the serious problems which affect not only the addicted people but also the society as a whole. This problem becomes common in Ethiopia recently which resulted in different socio economic problems. The problem of drug addiction is also common in Nazareth as social problem. The substance abuse includes Alcohol, chat, cigarette and others in the town. The objective of this study is to assess the level of drug addiction and it associated factor among youths in Nazareth Town Ethiopia. Methods: community based cross sectional study design was used to conduct this study. A total of 406 youths were taken by systematic random sampling technique to conduct this study. Logistic regression and cross-tabulation was done to see the association between dependent and independent variables. Result: Among 406 participants 283 (70%) are addicted for one or more than one substance. From the total addicted respondents 93 (23%) are females. The age distribution of drug addiction is almost similar with 205 (51%) among youths age 15 to 20 and 201 (49%) among youths age 21 to 24 years old. Most of the addicted are single (not married) 258 (63.5%). Conclusion: The prevalence of substance use among youths in Nazareth tawon is high. The addiction varies from individual to individual. Most of the youths are addicted more than one drug. Some of the cause of drug addiction of youths in this study are enjoyment, unemployment, failure in academic achievement, family disagreement, Hopelessness and peer pressure. Seventy percent (70%) have positive attitude toward drug addiction.
{"title":"Assessment of Drug Addiction and Its Associated Factor among Youths in Nazareth Town, Eastern Shoa, Ethiopia","authors":"Girum Sebsibie","doi":"10.4172/2155-6105.1000356","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2155-6105.1000356","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Drug addiction is a condition which characterized by an overwhelming desire to continue taking a drug through which one has become habituated for repeated consumption. At present, drug addiction is one of the serious problems which affect not only the addicted people but also the society as a whole. This problem becomes common in Ethiopia recently which resulted in different socio economic problems. The problem of drug addiction is also common in Nazareth as social problem. The substance abuse includes Alcohol, chat, cigarette and others in the town. The objective of this study is to assess the level of drug addiction and it associated factor among youths in Nazareth Town Ethiopia. Methods: community based cross sectional study design was used to conduct this study. A total of 406 youths were taken by systematic random sampling technique to conduct this study. Logistic regression and cross-tabulation was done to see the association between dependent and independent variables. Result: Among 406 participants 283 (70%) are addicted for one or more than one substance. From the total addicted respondents 93 (23%) are females. The age distribution of drug addiction is almost similar with 205 (51%) among youths age 15 to 20 and 201 (49%) among youths age 21 to 24 years old. Most of the addicted are single (not married) 258 (63.5%). Conclusion: The prevalence of substance use among youths in Nazareth tawon is high. The addiction varies from individual to individual. Most of the youths are addicted more than one drug. Some of the cause of drug addiction of youths in this study are enjoyment, unemployment, failure in academic achievement, family disagreement, Hopelessness and peer pressure. Seventy percent (70%) have positive attitude toward drug addiction.","PeriodicalId":14828,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Addiction Research and Therapy","volume":"63 1","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80547395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-01-01DOI: 10.4172/2155-6105.1000359
Joshua D Hypse
Methamphetamine abuse has created a continuous wave of destruction and disparity throughout communities as its widespread usage increases on a momentary basis. With such proliferated abuse comes an invasion of poverty, crime, addiction, prostitution, venereal diseases and death; many of which occur by suicide. Whether its overdose, self-inflicted wounds or mere tragedy, death seems to be synonymous with methamphetamine abuse. Although somewhat limited, the previous research on methamphetamine has primarily focused on the physiological, neurological and social aspects of abuse. Furthermore, despite methamphetamine’s growing popularity, researchers have failed to develop a clear understanding of the inherent differences between users who inject versus noninjectors. Therefore, this study chose to explore the differences in suicide attempts between methamphetamine users who inject versus non-injecting users, while also examining additional demographic variables. The results of this study suggest intravenous methamphetamine use and suicide are strongly related; however, they have a peculiar relationship in the sense that intravenous users, who attempted suicide, were likely to make their first suicide attempt prior to their initial injection.
{"title":"Suicide Rates between Methamphetamine Users who inject versus Non-Injectors","authors":"Joshua D Hypse","doi":"10.4172/2155-6105.1000359","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2155-6105.1000359","url":null,"abstract":"Methamphetamine abuse has created a continuous wave of destruction and disparity throughout communities as its widespread usage increases on a momentary basis. With such proliferated abuse comes an invasion of poverty, crime, addiction, prostitution, venereal diseases and death; many of which occur by suicide. Whether its overdose, self-inflicted wounds or mere tragedy, death seems to be synonymous with methamphetamine abuse. Although somewhat limited, the previous research on methamphetamine has primarily focused on the physiological, neurological and social aspects of abuse. Furthermore, despite methamphetamine’s growing popularity, researchers have failed to develop a clear understanding of the inherent differences between users who inject versus noninjectors. Therefore, this study chose to explore the differences in suicide attempts between methamphetamine users who inject versus non-injecting users, while also examining additional demographic variables. The results of this study suggest intravenous methamphetamine use and suicide are strongly related; however, they have a peculiar relationship in the sense that intravenous users, who attempted suicide, were likely to make their first suicide attempt prior to their initial injection.","PeriodicalId":14828,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Addiction Research and Therapy","volume":"4 1","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88229254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-01-01DOI: 10.4172/2155-6105.1000370
Stephanie Zeman
{"title":"Finding the Cure: The Appropriate Therapeutic Approach for Self-Medication to Cope with Co-occurring Disorders","authors":"Stephanie Zeman","doi":"10.4172/2155-6105.1000370","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2155-6105.1000370","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14828,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Addiction Research and Therapy","volume":"123 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76738919","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-01-01DOI: 10.4172/2155-6105.1000363
David Adzrago, D. Doku, Addae Boateng Adu Gyamfi
Background and Objective: Although rehabilitation helps to restore the physical, social, psychological, and emotional health and wellbeing of individual addicts, their families, and communities, it is often inadequate in many parts of the world, especially in developing nations, despite the high level of alcohol and drug use and addictions. This was a qualitative study and explored the experiences of alcohol and drug addiction patients at two rehabilitation
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Pub Date : 2018-01-01DOI: 10.4172/2155-6105.1000357
Belete Yimer, M. Mekonnen, Awraris Wolde, I. Cech, J. Herbold
Introduction: Substance use is a persistent major public health problem worldwide. Alcohol and other substances have been associated with an increased likelihood of various other health risk behaviors. This study aimed to assess factors associated with substance use and whether substance use is associated with increased risk of HIV infection among clients of HIV counseling and testing centers (HCTs) in East Gojjam Ethiopia. Methods: A case control study was conducted among 953 sexually active persons ages 15-49 visiting the HCTs between December 2015 and February 2016. Interviewer-administered questioners and HIV testing were used to obtain the required data. Bivariate and multivariate analysis was used to identify the predictors of substance use as well as the relationship of substance use and HIV infection. Results: 70.1% of the entire sample reported using at least one type of substance studied by present study. The multivariate analysis indicated that substance users had higher odds of being male (AOR: 3.04; 95% CI (1.37, 6.77), living in households with low income (AOR: 2.00; 95% CI (1.36, 2.93), engaging in exchange of sex for money or other gifts (AOR: 3.22; 95% CI (1.57, 6.58) and violence history within relationships (AOR: 3.52; 95% CI (1.30, 9.55). Using both alcohol and khat within the last year was associated with three-fold increased odds of HIV infection (AOR: 3.04, 95% CI (1.37, 6.77). Conclusion: This research underscores that past-year substance use is an important predictor of current HIV status in service-seeking clients of East Gojjam HCTs. Hence, adopting a comprehensive approach that can alter the contextual factors associated with both substance use and HIV focusing on addressing risk behaviors, gender differences as well as differences in socioeconomic and cultural issues is important.
{"title":"Substance Use among Clients of HIV Counseling and Testing Centers in East Gojjam, Ethiopia: Determinants and Its Association with HIV Infection","authors":"Belete Yimer, M. Mekonnen, Awraris Wolde, I. Cech, J. Herbold","doi":"10.4172/2155-6105.1000357","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2155-6105.1000357","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Substance use is a persistent major public health problem worldwide. Alcohol and other substances have been associated with an increased likelihood of various other health risk behaviors. This study aimed to assess factors associated with substance use and whether substance use is associated with increased risk of HIV infection among clients of HIV counseling and testing centers (HCTs) in East Gojjam Ethiopia. Methods: A case control study was conducted among 953 sexually active persons ages 15-49 visiting the HCTs between December 2015 and February 2016. Interviewer-administered questioners and HIV testing were used to obtain the required data. Bivariate and multivariate analysis was used to identify the predictors of substance use as well as the relationship of substance use and HIV infection. Results: 70.1% of the entire sample reported using at least one type of substance studied by present study. The multivariate analysis indicated that substance users had higher odds of being male (AOR: 3.04; 95% CI (1.37, 6.77), living in households with low income (AOR: 2.00; 95% CI (1.36, 2.93), engaging in exchange of sex for money or other gifts (AOR: 3.22; 95% CI (1.57, 6.58) and violence history within relationships (AOR: 3.52; 95% CI (1.30, 9.55). Using both alcohol and khat within the last year was associated with three-fold increased odds of HIV infection (AOR: 3.04, 95% CI (1.37, 6.77). Conclusion: This research underscores that past-year substance use is an important predictor of current HIV status in service-seeking clients of East Gojjam HCTs. Hence, adopting a comprehensive approach that can alter the contextual factors associated with both substance use and HIV focusing on addressing risk behaviors, gender differences as well as differences in socioeconomic and cultural issues is important.","PeriodicalId":14828,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Addiction Research and Therapy","volume":"9 1","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77819899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-01-01DOI: 10.4172/2155-6105.1000E139
Zachary J. Kunicki, Corinna Roy, S. Cottrill, Lara J. Stein
{"title":"Peer Recovery Specialists-A Need for More Information","authors":"Zachary J. Kunicki, Corinna Roy, S. Cottrill, Lara J. Stein","doi":"10.4172/2155-6105.1000E139","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2155-6105.1000E139","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14828,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Addiction Research and Therapy","volume":"45 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73897112","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-01-01DOI: 10.4172/2155-6105.1000373
Hung-Chi Wu, Meng-Chang Tsai, Jui-Kang Tsai, C. Yen, Weilun Chung
{"title":"Quality of Life and Substance Use over 1-year among Buprenorphine-treated Heroin Use Disorder Patients in Taiwan","authors":"Hung-Chi Wu, Meng-Chang Tsai, Jui-Kang Tsai, C. Yen, Weilun Chung","doi":"10.4172/2155-6105.1000373","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2155-6105.1000373","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14828,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Addiction Research and Therapy","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81547459","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-01-01DOI: 10.4172/2155-6105.1000362
David Adzrago, D. Doku, Addae Boateng Adu Gyamfi
{"title":"Experiences of Rehabilitation Service Providers at Rehabilitation Centres in Ghana","authors":"David Adzrago, D. Doku, Addae Boateng Adu Gyamfi","doi":"10.4172/2155-6105.1000362","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2155-6105.1000362","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14828,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Addiction Research and Therapy","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73795657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-01-01DOI: 10.4172/2155-6105.1000368
I. Shestopal, J. Bramness
{"title":"Effect of Hypnotherapy in Alcohol Use Disorder Compared to Motivational Interviewing: A Randomised Controlled Trial","authors":"I. Shestopal, J. Bramness","doi":"10.4172/2155-6105.1000368","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2155-6105.1000368","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14828,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Addiction Research and Therapy","volume":"211 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77421961","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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