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标题："Prevalenza" di uso di vecchie e nuove droghe nei nuovi ingressi in strutture penitenziarie italiane
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作者：Giovanni Rezza ; Gianpaolo Scalia Tomba ; Patrizia Martucci 等
期刊名称：Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita
印刷版ISSN：0021-2571
出版年度：2005
卷号：41
期号：02
页码：239-245
出版社：Editrice Kurtis Srl
摘要：An epidemiological survey was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of drug use among new entrants in Italian prisons. Overall, 1267 inmates were recruited by 9 prisons. Drug use before imprisonment was reported by 55.8% of the participants. Cocaine was the most commonly used drug (42%), followed by heroin (34%), marijuana/cannabis (33%), ecstasy (7%), hallucinogens (6%), amphetamines (5%); more than one drug was reported by 68% of abusers. Recent use (<1 month before imprisonment) was admitted by up to 27% of inmates. Alcohol or tobacco use was reported by 38 and 77% of the inmates, respectively. Our findings indicate that a high proportion of inmates has ever used drugs; adequate intervention is needed to reduce the risk of addictive behaviour in this population group.
关键词：drug use, prisons, Italy, epidemiological survey.