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Original Study

Abstract

Background: Drug addiction is a worldwide issue; 5.6% of the world's population aged 15 to 64 took drugs at least once in 2016. For the majority of medicines, younger individuals use them more than older people do. Drug abuse seems to be on the increase in several ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries, particularly among young men aged 15 to 30. Illicit drug abuse account for around 14% of the overall health burden among young males. Younger individuals are also more prone to die from drug abuse issues. Aim: To assess the severity of problems related to drug addiction. in Baghdad city and to study epidemiological features of drug addiction among Patients Admitted to the Alqana Center for Social Rehabilitation. Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study of 300 individuals diagnosed as a drug addiction patient according to the criteria established by the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders", Fifth Edition, text revision, often called the DSM-V-TR or DSM-5-TR. From the medical Department at Alqana Center for Social Rehabilitation in Baghdad. The research was carried out from 25/December/2023 to 30/June/2024.Results: All individuals in this study are addicted to drug. The mean and a standard deviation (SD) of age 29.33±18.68. Individuals aged 20-29 year had the highest proportion to addiction, with a rate of 42.7%. Conversely, the age group with the lowest frequency, people at aged 50-59 years was 0.7%. 89.3% of the participants were male. The majority of patients had 51.7% unmarried, with only 36.0% being married and 12.3% was divorced. The main rate among drug addiction patients was 38.7% primary education. And 76.3% of the participants were free business.

The mean and standard deviation of age using drug at first time 25.2±9.0 and patient received any information about drug use 76.0% were 47.0% of drug addicted patient use drugs more than once a day, majority of them 56.3% use only one drug every time.

The answer of addicted patient according to John Hopking Addiction Questionnaire- Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-20) at the highly answer 99.7% for each two question as, is drinking or drug use affecting your reputation, and have you ever felt remorse after drinking or drug use, and minimum answer of addicted patient 22.7% on is your drinking or drug use jeopardizing your job or business. Conclusions: The majority of addicted patient was male. Young person aged 20-29 year had the highest proportion to addiction and same age used drug at first time.

Keywords

Drug addiction, Dependence, Epidemiology, Drug abuse

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