科威特的药物滥用情况（1992 - 1997年）。来自患者毒理学筛查的证据。

On substance abuse in Kuwait (1992-1997). Evidence from toxicological screening of patients.

作者信息

Radovanovic Z, Pilcher C W, al-Nakib T, Shihab-Eldeen A

机构信息

Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 24923, Safat 13110, Kuwait.

出版信息

J Subst Abuse. 2000;12(4):363-71. doi: 10.1016/s0899-3289(01)00057-8.

DOI:10.1016/s0899-3289(01)00057-8

PMID:11452839

Abstract

PURPOSE

To assess preference for different psychoactive substances and time trends in Kuwait.

METHODS

Analysis of urine and blood samples of specimens sent by attending physicians to the only public health reference laboratory for toxicological screening in the country.

RESULTS

A total of 28,548 tests were performed on 3781 samples. Cannabinoids were positive in 40% of the tested samples, opiates in 24%, ethanol in 10%, and amphetamines in 5%. Elevated concentrations of methadone, cocaine, and phencyclidine did not exceed 0.1%. About 40% of samples was positive for benzodiazepines, but their therapeutic use obscures the informativeness of this finding. There was a significant increase in the proportion of positive results for ethanol, amphetamines, and benzodiazepines.

IMPLICATIONS

It is high time to implement a modern and comprehensive preventive and control program. The tendency to blame the Iraqi invasion for drug addiction has hampered efforts to recognise and address the problem in its entirety.

摘要

目的

评估科威特对不同精神活性物质的偏好及时间趋势。

方法

分析主治医生送往该国唯一一家进行毒理学筛查的公共卫生参考实验室的尿液和血液样本。

结果

对3781份样本共进行了28548次检测。40%的检测样本中大麻素呈阳性，24%为阿片类药物，10%为乙醇，5%为苯丙胺。美沙酮、可卡因和苯环利定浓度升高的样本未超过0.1%。约40%的样本苯二氮䓬类药物呈阳性，但它们的治疗用途使这一发现的信息量变得模糊。乙醇、苯丙胺和苯二氮䓬类药物阳性结果的比例显著增加。