title: Maras powder usage among Turkish psychiatric outpatients.
abstract: A kind of smokeless tobacco known as Maras powder, which is used in the southeastern region of Turkey, causes nicotine dependence. The aim of this study was to determine the usage of Maras powder among psychiatric outpatients and nonpsychiatric controls. The study group consisted of 276 psychiatric patients and 283 nonpsychiatric patients from psychiatry and family medicine outpatient clinics. A socio-demographic form, the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence, and the Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders?4th Edition were given to the participants. The rates of Maras powder usage in the patient group (10.1%) were significantly higher than those in the control group (5.6%). Men were found to use Maras powder at a higher rate in both groups. The rates of Maras powder usage according to the psychiatric diagnosis were evaluated. This is the first study estimating Maras powder usage rates among psychiatric patients in Turkey. The study's limitations are noted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras Sutcuimam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey. fozlemorhan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Fatma Özlem
authors.initials: FÖ
authors.lastname: Orhan
authors.forename: Ufuk Güney
authors.initials: UG
authors.lastname: Özer
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Çelik
authors.forename: Elif
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Biter
authors.forename: Mehmet Fatih
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Karaaslan
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010045:Outpatients; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014030:Tobacco, Smokeless; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology