Derbas A N, al-Haddad M K
Bahrain Psychiatric Hospital, Manama, Bahrain.
East Mediterr Health J. 2001 May;7(3):473-80.
Demographic characteristics and factors associated with immediate relapse to heroin use among 40 male Bahraini heroin abusers were studied 1 week after discharge from the Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Unit in Bahrain. The mean age of the patients was 32.7 years, the age at which drug abuse began ranged from 12 years to 31 years, and the age range of regular use was 15-37 years. More than half the patients were single, unemployed, unskilled labourers with secondary-school education. The vast majority used heroin intravenously. Negative emotional states and drug-related cues were seen by the majority of the subjects as influential in their immediate relapse after discharge. Findings suggest that the treatment and rehabilitation unit in Bahrain should look into the issues of after-care.
在巴林毒品与酒精康复中心出院1周后，对40名巴林男性海洛因滥用者立即复吸海洛因的人口统计学特征及相关因素进行了研究。患者的平均年龄为32.7岁，开始滥用药物的年龄在12岁至31岁之间，经常使用药物的年龄范围为15 - 37岁。超过半数的患者为单身、失业、接受过中学教育的非技术工人。绝大多数人通过静脉注射使用海洛因。大多数受试者认为负面情绪状态和与毒品相关的线索对他们出院后立即复吸有影响。研究结果表明，巴林的治疗与康复机构应关注后续护理问题。
