The consequences of regular methamphetamine use in Tehran: qualitative content analysis.

Autor: Yoosefi Lebni J; Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Ziapour A; Health Education and Health Promotion, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran., Qorbani M; Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.; Chronic Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Baygi F; Center of Maritime Health and Society, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg, Denmark., Mirzaei A; Public Health Department, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran., Safari O; Departments of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran., Rastegarimehr B; Abadan Faculty of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran., Khosravi B; Master of Women Studies, Shahid Madani University of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan, Iran., Mansourian M; Health Management and Economics Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. mansourian55@gmail.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy [Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy] 2020 May 14; Vol. 15 (1), pp. 33. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 May 14.
DOI: 10.1186/s13011-020-00277-3
Abstrakt: Background: In recent years, methamphetamine use has increased noticeably in Iran, and this can make harmful consequences for the health of individuals and society. Therefore, the study aimed to investigate the consequences of regular methamphetamine use in Tehran.
Methods: This study was conducted based on a conventional content analysis approach. Data were collected through observation and in-depth interviews with 20 regular adult users of methamphetamine in Tehran (including 15 males and 5 females). Participants were selected using snowball sampling and purposeful sampling, which continued until data saturation. Guba and Lincoln's criteria were used to assess the strength of the study.
Results: The extraction of the codes resulted in three main categories: (1)the short-term consequences, consisting of the sub-categories of individual and social consequences, (2) the long-term consequences, consisting of the sub-categories of psychological and physical consequences, high-risk behaviors, severely decayed memory and changes in the eating pattern, and (3) hallucinations and delusions including the sub-categories of visual and auditory hallucinations, persecutory delusions and delusion of having supernatural power.
Conclusion: Regular methamphetamine use may have serious adverse effects on the overall health of individuals. It is therefore highly recommended that educational programs must implement with the use of methamphetamine in the high- risk groups in order to raise awareness and change attitudes about the short and long term consequences. is highly recommended.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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