al-Nahedh N
Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
East Mediterr Health J. 1999 Mar;5(2):241-6.
Substance abuse is a recently acknowledged problem in Saudi Arabia. Sociodemographic correlates of substance abuse and relapse rates of a sample of inpatients at Al-Amal Hospital in Riyadh in 1998 were studied. The mean age of patients was 29.5 years with a mean duration of abuse of 9.5 years. Age, unemployment, peer pressure and family and social stresses were factors that showed statistically significant associations with repeat admissions. The most significant predictors of a patient's relapse were unemployment and social stresses. More nation-wide studies are needed to document factors leading to the initiation and continuation of substance abuse and to help treatment and rehabilitative measures.
药物滥用是沙特阿拉伯最近才被认识到的一个问题。1998年，对利雅得阿迈勒医院住院患者样本的药物滥用社会人口统计学相关因素及复发率进行了研究。患者的平均年龄为29.5岁，平均滥用时间为9.5年。年龄、失业、同伴压力以及家庭和社会压力是与再次入院有统计学显著关联的因素。患者复发的最显著预测因素是失业和社会压力。需要开展更多全国性研究，以记录导致药物滥用开始和持续的因素，并有助于采取治疗和康复措施。
