Diamond Gary M, Farhat Aneese, Al-Amor Mahmud, Elbedour Salman, Shelef Karni, Bar-Hamburger Rachel
Department of Behavioral Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, POB 653, Beer-Sheva, 84105, Israel.
Addict Behav. 2008 Jan;33(1):143-51. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2007.04.028. Epub 2007 May 3.
The primary aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of drug and alcohol use among the Bedouin of the Negev. A representative sample of 821 adults and 440 adolescents were surveyed using the Arabic version of the Israeli National Epidemiological Questionnaire. Almost 14% of adult Bedouins used alcohol and 11.1% used illicit drugs during the past year, with rates higher among individuals living in government settlements than those living in unrecognized traditional villages. Among adolescents, 21.9% used alcohol and 20.4% used drugs over the past year, with rates higher for high school students than for school attritters. Drug use was positively associated with being male, having a tolerant attitude toward drug use, the perception that drugs were not dangerous, being secular, low family cohesion and either low or high family adaptability. These data suggest that drug use is prevalent among the Bedouin of the Negev, particularly among adolescents, who report using drugs such as narcotics, cocaine, and hallucinogens at rates 3 to 8 times greater than Israeli Jewish secular students. School-based and family-based prevention and treatment programs may be most effective for this population.
本研究的主要目的是估计内盖夫地区贝都因人中药物和酒精使用的流行情况。使用以色列国家流行病学调查问卷的阿拉伯语版本，对821名成年人和440名青少年的代表性样本进行了调查。在过去一年中，近14%的成年贝都因人饮酒，11.1%使用非法药物，居住在政府定居点的人使用率高于居住在未获承认的传统村庄的人。在青少年中，过去一年有21.9%的人饮酒，20.4%的人使用药物，高中生的使用率高于辍学者。药物使用与男性、对药物使用持宽容态度、认为药物不危险、世俗化、家庭凝聚力低以及家庭适应性低或高呈正相关。这些数据表明，内盖夫地区的贝都因人中药物使用很普遍，尤其是在青少年中，他们报告使用麻醉品、可卡因和致幻剂等药物的比率比以色列犹太世俗学生高出3至8倍。基于学校和家庭的预防和治疗方案可能对这一人群最为有效。
