Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Philosophy, Department of Psychology, Postgraduate Program of Social and Clinical Psychology of Addiction and Psychosocial Problems, Thessaloniki, Greece.
J Psychoactive Drugs. 2011 Jul-Sep;43(3):238-44. doi: 10.1080/02791072.2011.605705.
The aim of this research project is to provide basic information regarding the use of substances and its behavioral consequences such as health problems and criminal offences. It is the first survey in Greece in the field of self-help groups. The main research instrument was a 55-item questionnaire that was administered to members of NA and AA in the Greek cities of Athens, Thessaloniki, Serres, Nafplio, Iraklio, and Katerini. This article presents an analysis of the answers given by the respondents to 12 of the 55 items of the questionnaire. It also includes a comparison of the relevant findings with data provided by the central organizations of AA and NA as well as by official therapeutic programs in Greece and by other researchers who have studied the same subject. More specifically, this article presents, examines and analyzes data which focuses on: (a) the age at which a substance was first used, (b) the time it took the individual respondents to acknowledge such use as a problem, (c) the main substance abused at the onset, (d) the main substance in use when the individuals approached the self-help group, (e) the existence or not of another individual with a substance abuse disorder in the immediate family, (f) possible health problems and (g) the entanglement or not with the penal justice system.
本研究项目旨在提供有关物质使用及其行为后果（如健康问题和犯罪行为）的基本信息。这是希腊在自助团体领域的首次调查。主要的研究工具是一份 55 项的问卷，在希腊的雅典、塞萨洛尼基、塞雷、纳夫普利翁、伊拉克利翁和卡特里尼等城市向 NA 和 AA 的成员发放。本文分析了受访者对问卷 55 个项目中的 12 个项目的回答。它还将相关发现与 AA 和 NA 的中央组织以及希腊的官方治疗方案以及研究同一主题的其他研究人员提供的数据进行了比较。更具体地说，本文介绍、检查和分析了以下重点的数据：（a）首次使用物质的年龄，（b）受访者承认这种使用有问题所需的时间，（c）开始时滥用的主要物质，（d）个人接触自助团体时使用的主要物质，（e）直系亲属中是否存在另一个有物质滥用障碍的人，（f）可能存在的健康问题，（g）是否与刑事司法系统纠缠不清。
