[Observation of illicit or misused psychotropic drugs (O.P.P.I.D.U.M.): five years of surveillance of products consumed by drug addicts at Marseille].
The aim of O.P.P.I.D.U.M. is the survey of products used by drug addicts. A five year survey, based on regular pools, has provided interesting results. 1,283 patients (80 per cent men, about 27 years old, 1/4 employed) used 2,241 drugs. The most frequent was heroin, followed by benzodiazepines, cannabis and cocaine. Flunitrazepam was the most commonly misused product, taken by users who started consumption earlier, with a higher rate of unemployment and imprisonment. Cocaine was as often taken intravenously as by sniffing, and most often used before imprisonment. Ecstasy (M.D.M.A.) has appeared recently. Codeine taken alone was used by subjects older than the heroin users, more frequently employed and virtually never prison inmates: this suggests the existence of an unofficial detoxication and substitution process. Confidence of clinicians needs anonymity of the records and return of information. Such a campaign is about to be launched.
San Marco
J L
JL
Centre d'évaluation et d'information de la pharmacodépendance (CEIP) Hôpital Salvator, Marseille.
Jouglard
J
J
Thirion
X
X
Albertini
F
F
Arditi
J
J
Coulouvrat
H
H
Delaroziere
J C
JC
Glezer
D
D
Monier
S
S
Prat
P
P
Santucci
J J
JJ
Spadari
M
M
Tanche
B
B
Lagier
G
G
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004363:Drug Utilization; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*
D013287:Illicit Drugs; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs