Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30306, USA.
J Psychoactive Drugs. 2010 Mar;42(1):1-9. doi: 10.1080/02791072.2010.10399780.
Large-scale internal migrations within China have led to speculation of increased drug use, but with little empirical evidence. This cross-sectional study examines the association between migration characteristics and illicit drug use in 100 general male migrants and 239 "money boys" (i.e., male migrants engaging in same-sex transactional sex) in Shanghai, China. Only three general male migrants reported any drug use. Among money boys, lifetime illicit drug use was 12%; Ecstasy and methamphetamine appeared to be the most popular drugs. In addition, depression prevalence was very high among both types of male migrants. Depression was associated with lifetime soft- and hard-drug use, while earning a higher income was associated with lifetime soft-drug use. These findings provide the first set of quantitative evidence of illicit drug use among Chinese male migrants. Although illicit drug use among male migrants is low compared to Western countries, its resurgence after 30 years of drug control gives cause for concern.
中国大规模的内部迁移导致了人们对吸毒增加的猜测，但几乎没有经验证据。本横断面研究调查了迁移特征与中国上海 100 名普通男性移民和 239 名“男妓”（即从事同性交易性性行为的男性移民）之间的关联。只有 3 名普通男性移民报告有任何吸毒情况。在男妓中，终身吸毒率为 12%；摇头丸和冰毒似乎是最受欢迎的毒品。此外，两种类型的男性移民都存在很高的抑郁患病率。抑郁与终身软毒品和硬毒品使用有关，而收入较高与终身软毒品使用有关。这些发现提供了中国男性移民使用非法药物的第一组定量证据。虽然与西方国家相比，中国男性移民的非法药物使用较低，但在经过 30 年的毒品管制后再次出现，令人担忧。
