SY42-2 * THE ROLE OF FAMILY PHYSICIAN IN MANAGING AMPHETAMINE USE
| Autor: | N. Z. Md Haris Robson, Mohammad Hussain Habil, M. M. Ahmad Zahari, Rusdi Abdul Rashid |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | Alcohol and Alcoholism. 49:i35-i36 |
| ISSN: | 1464-3502 0735-0414 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/alcalc/agu052.175 |
| Popis: | Introduction. Primary care doctors have an important role in the identification of amphetamine use as 70% of patients visit their primary care doctor at least once every 2 years. They have a key role in the prevention, early detection and management of substance use and addiction as patients see them as credible and trusted educators, and patients' response towards lifestyle enquiries and interventions by these doctors are positive. Method. Data obtained from a cross-sectional community survey of amphetamine use, data from the Malaysian National Anti-Drug Agency, UNODC and literature search of Medline. Result. There has been a reported increased in the popularity of amphetamine use, including crystal methamphetamine and various other methamphetamine and/or amphetamine containing substances/pills within South East Asia in the past decade. It was estimated that up to 20.7 million individuals in Asia and the Pacific have used ATS annually. Amphetamine users may present in a variety of ways, and primary care doctors should be mindful of the many symptoms, physical and psychological, which can be present in users of amphetamine. ATS use has been identified as a risk factor for HIV in some populations and also a factor in inducing psychosis, both of which constitute a major public health problem. Conclusion. The increasing use of amphetamine type substances is a major public health problem, and Primary Care Doctors have an important role in the prevention, detection and managing this public health problem. |
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