title: [Drug abuse among residents of Beijing: an epidemiologic survey of 1,822 households].
abstract: An epidemiological survey was conducted in the residential areas of 6 neighbourhood committees of Chao Yang District of Beijing in search of the prevalent status and related factors of drug abuse among 1,822 households out of 6,114 population. The result of present study reveals that the prevalence rate of limit daily-used drug abuse is 3.09% among a sample of 5,509 people over the age of fifteen. However, the extent of drug abuse seems neither great nor epidemic and all 17 dependents living in scattered geographical sites. In exploring the causation of drug abuse, the authors found that family structure, economic status, individual social function or stressful life events are not correlated and the use of drug is not a coping method to environmental maladaptation. On the contrary, most of the drug dependent are attributable to some iatrogenic reasons lacking of certain drug monitoring measures in their long-term medication. In a word, the misuse of drug facilitated addictive behaviors. No social problem emerged among all cases of study as measured with SDSS, but it is still a potential hazard to the psychosomatic health condition in the long run.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Anding Hospital.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000700:Analgesics; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012494:Sampling Studies; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives