Lamptey Jj
Valley View Clinic, P.O. Box 116, Trade Fair, Accra.
Ghana Med J. 2005 Mar;39(1):2-7. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v39i1.35973.
SummarySubstance abuse is an increasing global socio-medical problem. The present study examines fifteen socio-demographic characteristics of abusers and compares some of the characteristics to randomly selected non-substance abusers. The results show that substance abuse is largely a problem of the young/adolescent males (p<0.05). There are significant differences between male and female substance abuses (p<0.05). Some of them seek treatment four to five years from their initial indulgence. About one third of abusers drop out of school at the secondary level of their education (p<0.05). More than half of the parents of abusers are either divorced, separated or never married (p<0.05). There were no significant differences between the abusers and non-abusers with regards to ethnicity or religious affiliation. Other factors, which are positively related to substance abuse, are large number of siblings in the family and crime. Surprisingly, most substance abusers perceive the attitudes of their parents towards them as warm and normal inspite of the emotional and financial stresses they cause to their parents.
摘要
药物滥用是一个日益严重的全球性社会医学问题。本研究考察了滥用者的十五种社会人口学特征，并将其中一些特征与随机选取的非药物滥用者进行了比较。结果表明，药物滥用在很大程度上是年轻/青少年男性的问题（p<0.05）。男性和女性药物滥用情况存在显著差异（p<0.05）。他们中的一些人在初次沉溺药物四到五年后寻求治疗。约三分之一的滥用者在中等教育阶段辍学（p<0.05）。超过一半的滥用者父母离异、分居或从未结婚（p<0.05）。在种族或宗教信仰方面，滥用者和非滥用者之间没有显著差异。与药物滥用呈正相关的其他因素包括家庭中兄弟姐妹数量众多以及犯罪。令人惊讶的是，尽管药物滥用者给父母带来情感和经济压力，但大多数滥用者认为父母对他们的态度是温暖且正常的。
