Çiftçi Demirci Arzu, Erdoğan Ayten, Yalçın Özhan, Yıldızhan Eren, Koyuncu Zehra, Eseroğlu Tuğba, Önder Arif, Evren Cuneyt
Alcohol and Drug Research, Treatment and Training Center .
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2015 May;41(3):212-9. doi: 10.3109/00952990.2014.973961. Epub 2014 Nov 14.
Adolescent substance use is an increasing major health problem in developing countries.
To evaluate the sociodemographic characteristics and drug abuse patterns of children and youth seeking treatment in Turkey.
This retrospective study reviewed the demographic and clinical data of substance users who visited the substance addiction treatment clinic for children and youth in Bakırköy Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosurgery in Istanbul, between January 2011 and December 2012.
The sample comprised of 1969 children and youth aged between 11 and 20 (346 female and 1623 male). Cannabis (60.1%), followed by solvents/inhalants (38.3%) and ecstasy (33.4%), were the most prevalent substances used. The use of solvents/inhalants was more common among males, whereas ecstasy and cocaine use were more common among females. The mean age for the onset of substance use was 13 years. The proportion of polysubstance use was 60.2%. There was a mean duration of 2.28 ± 1.91 years between the first substance use and seeking treatment. The risk factors for most of the drug usage were onset of substance use at a young age, gender, treatment admission at older ages, higher parental criminal history, and having substance using parents or relatives.
Findings of the very early onset of substance and polysubstance use indicated easy accessibility of legal and illicit substances by children and youth in Istanbul. These findings on Turkish children and youth who seek substance use treatment can be useful in developing preventive early interventions and treatment facilities.
在发展中国家，青少年药物使用正成为一个日益严重的主要健康问题。
评估在土耳其寻求治疗的儿童和青少年的社会人口学特征及药物滥用模式。
这项回顾性研究回顾了2011年1月至2012年12月期间在伊斯坦布尔巴基尔柯伊精神病学、神经病学和神经外科研究与培训医院儿童和青少年药物成瘾治疗诊所就诊的药物使用者的人口统计学和临床数据。
样本包括1969名年龄在11至20岁之间的儿童和青少年（346名女性和1623名男性）。使用最普遍的物质是大麻（60.1%），其次是溶剂/吸入剂（38.3%）和摇头丸（33.4%）。溶剂/吸入剂的使用在男性中更为常见，而摇头丸和可卡因的使用在女性中更为常见。药物使用开始的平均年龄为13岁。多物质使用的比例为60.2%。首次使用药物到寻求治疗之间的平均持续时间为2.28±1.91年。大多数药物使用的风险因素是年轻时开始使用药物、性别、年龄较大时入院治疗、父母犯罪史较高以及有使用药物的父母或亲属。
物质和多物质使用非常早发的研究结果表明，伊斯坦布尔的儿童和青少年容易获得合法和非法物质。这些关于寻求药物使用治疗的土耳其儿童和青少年的研究结果，对于制定预防性早期干预措施和治疗设施可能会有所帮助。
