Ziauddin College of Pharmacy, Ziauddin University, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan.
East Mediterr Health J. 2011 Jan;17(1):41-5.
Drug use has been identified as a major public issue in Pakistan. A descriptive questionnaire survey in Karachi city was made to identify the socioeconomic profile and beliefs and practices of 500 drug users The most commonly used drugs were cocaine (19.0%) and crack-cocaine (15.0%), followed by amphetamine, (11.0%), alcohol, caffeine, barbiturates and benzodiazepines (10.0% each). Key psychological factors leading tc drug use were problems with parental or marital relations or break-up of a relationship (45.0%). Drugs were seer as an escape from stressful life events (28.0%) or feelings of failure (18.2%). Many drug users blamed the origin of their drug use on bad social influences (47.0%) or socioeconomic problems (23.4%). Preventive measures are needed to decrease the rate of drug addiction in Karachi.
药物滥用已成为巴基斯坦的一个主要公共问题。在卡拉奇市进行了一项描述性问卷调查，以确定 500 名药物使用者的社会经济状况以及他们的信念和做法。最常使用的药物是可卡因（19.0%）和快克可卡因（15.0%），其次是安非他命、酒精、咖啡因、巴比妥类药物和苯二氮䓬类药物（各占 10.0%）。导致药物使用的主要心理因素是父母或婚姻关系问题或关系破裂（45.0%）。药物被视为逃避压力生活事件（28.0%）或失败感（18.2%）的一种方式。许多药物使用者将他们药物使用的根源归咎于不良的社会影响（47.0%）或社会经济问题（23.4%）。需要采取预防措施来降低卡拉奇的药物成瘾率。
