title: [DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF DRUGS OF ABUSE IN THE COMPLEJO HOSPITALARIO DE JAEN].
abstract: Drugs is, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), any substance introduced into a living organism by any route is capable of acting on the central nervous system. For decades, drug abuse has increased in the population of our country but not all drugs are an illegal drug.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The overall objective is the description of testing for drugs of abuse, and their distribution, as they were made in the Hospital Médico-Quirúrgico (HMQ) and Neurotraumatológico (HNT) of the Hospital of Jaén, in 2012. Secondary objectives analyzed the differences in the tests as variables: sex, months of the year and age of the subject (patient).
  
  
  METHODS
  We carry a description of differences by type of drug and associations of two, three, four or five drugs at once and finally, we study differences detected by drug or therapeutic use is illegal (of abuse).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results indicate a positive per 300 inhabitants, mostly men, adults and Hospital Neurotraumatológico. The most commonly detected drugs are benzodiazepines, alone or in association with cannabis.
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alcántara Carrillo
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martínez Cañamero
authors.forename: Martín Ángel
authors.initials: MÁ
authors.lastname: Martín Alcaide
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caño Garrido
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nieto Martos
authors.forename: Ángeles
authors.initials: Á
authors.lastname: Díaz Barranco
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs / Q000097:blood*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013030:Spain; D015813:Substance Abuse Detection; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs