Mohaddes Ardabili Hossein, Akbari Abolfazl, Rafei Parnian, Butner J L, Khan Riaz, Khazaal Yasser, Arab Abdulmalik Zuhair, Qazizada Mohammed Rafiq, Al-Ansari Basma, Baldacchino Alexander Mario
Psychiatry Resident, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; and International Society of Addiction Medicine New Professionals Exploration, Training & Education Committee (ISAM NExT), Calgary, Canada.
Medical Student, Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
BJPsych Int. 2022 Aug;19(3):58-62. doi: 10.1192/bji.2021.53.
As defined by the World Health Organization, the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), given its special geopolitical situation and internal/external conflicts, faces an increase in illegal activities such as drug production and trafficking, highlighting the need for a comprehensive understanding of the substance use situation. On the basis of a review of published papers between 2015 and 2021 we briefly review substance use in the EMR with special focus on the emerging drugs pertinent to this region, namely tramadol, captagon and khat.
根据世界卫生组织的定义，东地中海区域（EMR）由于其特殊的地缘政治形势以及内部/外部冲突，面临着毒品生产和贩运等非法活动的增加，这凸显了全面了解药物使用情况的必要性。基于对2015年至2021年间发表论文的综述，我们简要回顾了东地中海区域的药物使用情况，特别关注与该区域相关的新型毒品，即曲马多、卡西酮和巧茶。
