Authors

1María Andrés Del Río, 2Ana Mª Fernández Araque, 3Eduardo Ladrón Moreno

Position

¹Enfermera. Centro de Atención a las Drogodependencias de Soria. ²Doctora en Enfermería. Profesora E.U. Enfermería de Soria. Universidad de Valladolid. ³Médico. Unidad de Calidad. Gerencia de Atención Primaria de Soria.

Contact address

María Andrés del Río. C/ Eduardo Saavedra, 1, 2º D. 42004 Soria.

Contact email: madelrio90@yahoo.es

Abstract

Objective: to identify the profile of the use of drugs in the Care Centre for Drug Addicts (CCDA) in Soria, as well as the profile of those users seen in the centre.
Method: retrospective descriptive study of the population seen in the CCDA from 1997 until December, 2012. Data were collected according to these variables: gender, age of start, primary drug, associated drugs, family of users, level of studies, and manner in which they started using drugs. Patients seen for gambling addiction were excluded.
Results: the study sample included 1,186 patients. The prevalence of alcohol use was 49,11%, while 16.37% was for cocaine and 16.28% for heroin, followed by cannabis with 10% and amphetamines, synthetic drugs and benzodiazepines in a lower proportion. 71% of patients used a second drug. 80% started using drugs before they were 20, 24.3% had quit studying, and 46% belonged to drug user families.
Conclusions: alcohol is the drug for which more patients request treatment. A poly-drug user profile has been identified, mostly male, with an early start within the setting of friends, and a low level of education. This will allow to guide preventive interventions, and adapt those activities conducted in the CCDA.

Keywords:

Drug addiction; drugs of abuse; alcohol; user profile; public health; prevention

Versión en Español

Título:

Evaluación del consumo de drogas en el Centro de Atención a las Drogodependencias de Soria (1997-2012)