Montoya I D, Chilcoat H D
Center for Mental Health, National Faculty of Public Health, Medellin, Colombia.
Subst Use Misuse. 1996 Aug;31(10):1227-40. doi: 10.3109/10826089609063975.
The countries of the Andean Region (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela) have recently reported findings from drug use surveys. An integrated comparison of their results and the results from other countries is presented. A total of 24,108 people were surveyed. Lifetime prevalence of cocaine or coca paste use was between 0.8 and 3.0%. The highest prevalence of coca paste or cocaine use was found among individuals who were middle-age, middle-class, males, people who finished high school, those who had high income, and urban dwellers. The most frequent age of first use was 15 to 24 years. The study shows that coca and derivatives use is a public health problem that is affecting a productive segment of the population of this region.
安第斯地区（玻利维亚、哥伦比亚、厄瓜多尔、秘鲁和委内瑞拉）各国最近公布了吸毒调查结果。本文对这些结果与其他国家的结果进行了综合比较。总共对24,108人进行了调查。可卡因或古柯糊终生使用率在0.8%至3.0%之间。古柯糊或可卡因使用率最高的人群为中年、中产阶级、男性、高中文化程度者、高收入者和城市居民。首次使用的最常见年龄为15至24岁。该研究表明，古柯及其衍生物的使用是一个公共卫生问题，正在影响该地区一部分有生产力的人口。
