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Presented research study at HRI and ASHM in 2011.
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Zeeshan Ayyaz and Dr. Kate Dolan
Amitiel Welfare Society, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
And
National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre University of New South Wales Sydney, Australia.
Study of Injecting Drug Users In Bahawalpur Pakistan.
Outline of presentation
•Drugs •Daily income •Family •School or job suffered•Sharing syringes/needles information•Crime info•Sexual Behavior•Health behavior•Donation of blood•Awareness of HIV•HIV tested and interested in HIV test.
Tablet: MorphineMorphine
• Powerful pain killers
• Cheap
• Normal cost 10 to 15.
PKR
• Available in Market
• Gives a soothing
effect
• With in a week people
get addicted
• IDUs dissolve it in Avil
and Diazepam ampoule
and inject in to the
body via intervenesis
• Negative out come:
stroke,
overdose ,death .
Diazepam • Cheap
• Normal cost 8 to 12.
PKR.
• Easily available
• Boost the mood
• Used as a relaxant
• Improves sleep
• People dissolve it in
tablet Morphine and
inject in to the body
by intervenesis
Diazepam in liquid form
Avil in ampoule form in the hand of IDU
Ampoule Diazepam & Avil IDUs just purchase from the shop
Dose Making
Billah a painter by profession preparing his morning dose
Drug-related harmOverdose HIV/AIDS Hepatitis CAbscesses/ WoundsCrimeCommunity and family problemsEconomic lossDeath
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Treatment for IDUs
Detoxification
Psychological counselling
Self help
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Mean and First time using drugs age
Their ages ranged from 20-55+
years old with a mean of 34
years.
First time drug users ages ranged
from 10 to 49 years with a mean
age of 18.7 years.
Daily income and daily expenses on drugs use
Daily income ranged from 30.to
200.PKR with a mean of 124.PKR.
Daily expenses on drug use ranged
from 30 to 200.PKR with mean
expenses of 97.PKR.
Family and Community attitude
Almost near to half said the past family
attitude were hatred (48%), (33%) were
having a sympathetic attitude and (19%)
were having an avoiding attitude.
The present family attitude was hatred
(75%), avoiding attitude (16%) and
sympathetic attitude (9%). Approximately (89%) said the community
attitude to them was hatred and (11%) with an avoiding attitude.
Family members involvement
When asked about substance users in the IDUs family (45%) said yes and (55%) said no.
School or job suffered
Almost all said their job or school performance suffered from drug use, (88%) said yes with (12%) saying no.
Mode of drug use
The mode of drug use was (100%) by injection.
Reason of shifting & Drugs overdose
The reason for injecting drugs was (63%) said easily available, (20%) said standardize, (15%) said better high and (2%) said purer.
Asked have you ever overdosed on any drug (93%) said yes and (7%) said no.
Want to quit drug use
Almost all wanted to quit the drugs with (83%) were saying yes and(17%) said no.
Drug related crime info&
Have you ever arrested
Asked have you ever stolen to buy drugs (89%) said yes and (11%) said no.
Asked have you ever been
arrested (69%) said yes and (31%) said no.
Sexual Behavior&
Use of condom
Asked have you ever had sexual intercourse (95%) said yes and (5%) said no.
Asked do you use condoms (7%) said yes and (93%) said no.
Health behavior
Asked have you ever had health problems due too injecting/ drug use (63%) said yes with wounds, (22%) said with swelling, (6%) said with jaundice, (3% ) said with abscess, (2%) said TBC, (2%) said asthma and (2%) other.
(63%) said wounds due to Injecting drug use
(22%) said with swelling
Wounds due to unhygienic conditions
Wounds due to unhygienic conditions
Treated by Amitiel Volunteers
Treated by Amitiel Volunteers
Treated by Amitiel Volunteers
Donation of blood
Asked have you ever been donated blood during drug use (49%) said yes and (51%) said no.
Awareness of HIV/AIDS&
HIV tested and interested in HIV test.
Asked do you know about the HIV/AIDS (15%) said yes and (85%) said no.
Asked have you ever been tested for HIV (100%) no said, if no are you interested in being test (78%) yes said and (22%) no said.
Thank you
And
http://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/peo
ple/professor-kate-dolan