Wiraagni, Idha Arfianti and Mohd, Mustafa Ali and Rashid, Rusdi Bin Abdul and Haron, Didi Erwandi Bin Mohamad (2021) Subjective opiate withdrawal scale and toxicological screening in malaysian opioid drug addicts. Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems, 23 (1). 19 – 23. ISSN 15921638
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Background: The use of opioids is a major problem worldwide. There is a compelling need for the process of evaluation, screening, and therapy to be carried out continuously. Aim: The aim of this study has been to find baseline characteristics, together with the results of toxicological screening and the Subjective Opiate Withdrawal Scale (SOWS) as applied to Malaysian opioid drug addicts. Methods: This has been a descriptive cross-sectional study, involving the interviewing of 85 respondents from methadone clinics in Malaysia, about the characteristics of drug users, recruited by using a con-venient sampling method. Results: In this study, the highest percentage of drug abusers was found within the 41-50 year age group. There were more male subjects than female ones. Within the study sample 74.6 were employed. There were positive results for opiates, amphetamine, methamphetamine, benzodiazepine, and THC. Conclusions: Illicit drug use was found in methadone therapy patients. In this study the SOWS questionnaire showed that drug abusers had low scores. © 2021, Pacini Editore S.p.A./AU-CNS. All rights reserved.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | Cited by: 1 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | amphetamine; benzodiazepine; illicit drug; methadone; methamphetamine; morphine; opiate; adult; Article; body height; body mass; body weight; controlled study; cross-sectional study; drug abuse; drug dependence; drug withdrawal; employment; female; human; limit of quantitation; liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry; major clinical study; Malaysia; male; middle aged; observational study; prospective study; race; saliva analysis; Subjective opiate withdrawal scale; toxicology; urinalysis |
Subjects: | R Medicine > RS Pharmacy and materia medica |
Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing > Public Health and Nutrition |
Depositing User: | Sri JUNANDI |
Date Deposited: | 25 Sep 2024 05:40 |
Last Modified: | 25 Sep 2024 05:40 |
URI: | https://ir.lib.ugm.ac.id/id/eprint/4663 |