Narkauskaite Laura, Juozulynas Algirdas, Mackiewicz Zygmunt, Surkiene Gene, Prapiestis Jonas
Institute of Experimental and Clinical Medicine at Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Med Sci Monit. 2007 Mar;13(3):CR131-5.
This paper examines the prevalence of psychotropic substance (tobacco, alcohol, narcotic drugs) use among inmates of Lithuanian prisons and the association between drug use and psychosocial factors.
MATERIAL/METHODS: The questionnaire used was based on the ESPAD questionnaire, modified to fit the specific respondent group. At the time of the study there were 9634 inmates in Lithuanian penal institutions; 1304 of them participated in the study, 67 (5.2%) were women, 115 (8.8%) boy minors, and 1122 (86%) men. Statistical analysis was carried out using EpilInfo 6.04.
It was revealed that 48.7% of the prisoners had used drugs at least once in their lives, 13.8% of prisoners currently used narcotic drugs, and 39.8% had first used illicit (narcotic) drugs in prison. 85.3% currently smoked tobacco and 92.1% had drunk alcohol at least once in their lives.
Psychotropic substances are often used due to their psychological impact. Imprisoned people constitute a high-risk group of drug users and distributors of narcotic drugs. Consequently, the problem of psychotropic substance addiction in penal institutions awakens more concern than the same problem in the general society. Intravenous narcotic drugs stimulating dangerous behavior are prevalent in Lithuanian prisons.
本文研究了立陶宛监狱囚犯中精神活性物质（烟草、酒精、麻醉药品）的使用情况以及药物使用与心理社会因素之间的关联。
材料/方法：所使用的问卷基于欧洲学校学生酒精和其他药物调查（ESPAD）问卷，并针对特定受访者群体进行了修改。研究时，立陶宛 penal institutions 中有 9634 名囚犯；其中 1304 人参与了研究，67 人（5.2%）为女性，115 人（8.8%）为未成年男性，1122 人（86%）为男性。使用 EpilInfo 6.04 进行统计分析。
结果显示，48.7%的囚犯一生中至少使用过一次毒品，13.8%的囚犯目前使用麻醉药品，39.8%的囚犯首次使用非法（麻醉）毒品是在监狱中。85.3%的人目前吸烟，92.1%的人一生中至少喝过一次酒。
精神活性物质因其心理影响而经常被使用。被监禁者构成了吸毒者和麻醉药品分销商的高危群体。因此， penal institutions 中精神活性物质成瘾问题比一般社会中的同一问题更令人担忧。刺激危险行为的静脉注射麻醉药品在立陶宛监狱中很普遍。
