Alarming Signals Of Drug Addiction Among The Southern Youths In Bangladesh: A Survey Based Research

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dc.contributor.authorKhan, Rasel Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorGalib, Adnanen_US
dc.contributor.authorHasan, Abiden_US
dc.contributor.authorNeegar, Nahiden_US
dc.contributor.authorRoy, Debendra Nen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-05T07:06:13Z
dc.date.available2020-05-05T07:06:13Z
dc.date.issued2018-10
dc.description.abstractBackground:Drug addictionisaseriouspublichealthcrisiswhichaffects almosteverysphereinacommunity inawayoranotherandthisinturncanpossibly leadto socialdisharmony,severecrimes,degradedsocialstatusandmostpossibly physicalandmental healthdeterioration.Thesolepurposeofourstudy wasaimedtoanalyzethecurrentawful situationofdrug addictionatfourdifferentsoutherncitiesofBangladesh.Methods:Thiscross sec-tionalhealthbasedsurvey wascarriedoutwithaself-designedstandardquestionnaireby manualdatacollectionover anine monthsperiod (12.09.2015to10.04.2016) atfour adjacent cities oopalganj, Khulna, Bagerhat andNarailrespectively. Total 300substanceabuserswere investigatedby majorlyvisitingattheirhomeandsometimesvisiting theplaceswherethey usually takedrugs.Descriptivestatisticswereappliedtothecollecteddataandanalyzedus-ing MicrosoftExcelsoftware.Results:Inthiscrosssectionalstudyweobservedthat,82%addicts arepredomi-nantlyyoungmalesmostly betweentheagesof10-30.About48%areaddictedby cannabis,19%and17%byyabaandphensedylrespectively.Incaseoffirststarting ofdruguse curiosity,surroundingenvironmentwerethepri-maryreasonandcannabisastheirfirstdrug (61%)followedbyphensedyl(16%).Atleast53%addict’srelayedonlocalitylikefriendsand 30%usedlocaldealersasamainsourcetocollecttheseabuseddrugs.Healthyfinancialsupport isveryimportantforcollectingabuseddrugsand30%addictsspendpocketmoney,23%job, 20%busi-nesssourcetobuythesecostlysubstances.Althoughitisimportanttomentionthat 61%addictsarecompro-mising eitherphysicalorpsychologicalcomplicationsbutitisoneof goodsymptomstoobservethatmorethan60%ofdrugaddictsaretrying togiveupaddiction formingagentsin thesedays. Conclusion: In recent yearsdrugaddictionhassignificantly increasedinthewholeworldespecially inSouthAsiancountries.Itmustbeemphasizedasan alarmingsignby thegovernmentaswellasawarenessamongthepeoplesarevery essentialto stop this criti-cal condition from affectingour futureyoungleadersen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pharmacy, Jessore University of Scienceand Technology,Jessore-7408, Bangladeshen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsFaculty of Life Science, Jessore University of Scienceand Technology,Jessore-7408, Bangladeshen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Biological Scienceand Technology, Jessore University of Scienceand Technology,Jessore-7408, Bangladeshen_US
dc.identifier.citationKhan Rasel A, Galib Adnan, Hasan Abid, Neegar Nahid, Roy Debendra N. Alarming Signals Of Drug Addiction Among The Southern Youths In Bangladesh: A Survey Based Research. International Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Research. 2018 Oct; 4(4): 17-22en_US
dc.identifier.issn2395-0471
dc.identifier.issn2521-0394
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/200831
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherSumathi Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber4en_US
dc.relation.volume4en_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.doi.org/10.31878/ijcbr.2018.44.04en_US
dc.subjectDrugen_US
dc.subjectAddictionen_US
dc.subjectYouthsen_US
dc.subjectBangladeshen_US
dc.titleAlarming Signals Of Drug Addiction Among The Southern Youths In Bangladesh: A Survey Based Researchen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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