J. Mahanta, M.D., Regional Medical Research Centre (I.C.MR), Post Box No.105, Dibrugarh - 786001.
Indian J Psychiatry. 1997 Apr;39(2):143-6.
A survey on opium use was earned out in Tinsukia district of upper Assam to assess the present prevalence and pattern of opium abuse and compared with earlier findings of the year 1981 (Baruah et al., 1995). A total of 75 addicts could be detected during the survey and 61 were interviewed using structured questionnaire. The results indicate significant decline in prevalence in opium use over the years in all the villages under high prevalence area. Out of 61 addicts, 51 addicts had started taking opium before 1980 and only 10 new addicts were added by 1990. The trend analysis of opium user's from 1979 to 1995 indicates a linear trend with high rate of decline in opium addicts statistical analyses, supports the hypothesis that linear declining trend is the best fit. By 1995, only four addicts were found having continued taking of opium.
对阿萨姆邦上蒂苏基亚地区的鸦片使用情况进行了一项调查，以评估目前鸦片滥用的流行程度和模式，并与 1981 年的早期发现进行了比较（Baruah 等人，1995 年）。在调查期间共发现 75 名吸毒者，并用结构化问卷对 61 名吸毒者进行了访谈。结果表明，高流行地区所有村庄的鸦片使用流行率多年来显著下降。在 61 名吸毒者中，有 51 名吸毒者在 1980 年之前开始吸食鸦片，而到 1990 年仅新增 10 名吸毒者。1979 年至 1995 年鸦片使用者的趋势分析表明，呈线性下降趋势，统计学分析支持线性下降趋势是最佳拟合的假设。到 1995 年，仅发现 4 名吸毒者继续吸食鸦片。
