碩士 / 高雄醫學大學 / 行為科學研究所碩士班 / 95 / Aim: To examine the factors related to the experiences of abstaining from heroin and methamphetamine (MAMP) use and to seeking help from medical services in Taiwanese drug users. Methods: A total of 196 heroin users and 226 MAMP users were recruited in this study. Their experience of previous abstinence from drug use and the routes to seek help for abstinence were determined at interview. Demographic data, characteristics of drug use and reasons to abstain from drug use were compared between the subjects who had and who had never tried to abstain from drug use before, as well as between the subjects who had ever sought help from medical services and who had tried to abstain from drug use by themselves. Results: Those who had ever tried to abstain from heroin use had longer duration of heroin use, spent more money on getting heroin, were more likely to have a criminal record of illicit drug use and had longer duration of being detained due to illicit drug use than those who had never tried to abstain heroin use. Those who had ever tried to abstain from MAMP use were less likely to be male, had longer duration of MAMP use, and spent more money on getting MAMP than those who have never tried to abstain from MAMP use. Those who had sought help from medical services for abstinence were more likely to be older and be heroin users, spend more money on getting illicit drugs, had more experiences of previous abstinence of drug use and tried to abstain through concerns about relationships with family, economic stress, and concerning the future. Conclusion: Demographic data, characteristics of drug use and reasons to abstain from drug use were different between drug users who had different experiences of abstinence.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TW/095KMC05152008 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Chia-Nan Yen, 顏嘉男 |
| Contributors | Cheng-Feng Yen, 顏正芳 |
| Source Sets | National Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations in Taiwan |
| Language | zh-TW |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Format | 36 |
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