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    Title: The use of premixed drugs in commodity packets in the population: Prevalence and correlates revealed by the 2018 National Survey of Substance Use in Taiwan
    Authors: Wu, SC;Chen, LY;Hsiao, PC;Ting, TT;Yen, CF;Chang, SS;Li, CY;Yang, HJ;Yen, CF;Chen, CY;Huang, JH;Tu, YK;Chen, WJ
    Contributors: Center for Neuropsychiatric Research
    Abstract: BACKGROUND: Administering premixed drugs in commodity packets was first reported in Asia in 2015, but there continues to be a dearth of related population-based data. This study aimed at examining (1) the prevalence of drug packet use in the population and (2) the sociodemographic profiles, particularly gender distribution, of drug packet users. METHODS: Data were derived from a survey of 18,626 Taiwanese civilians, aged 12-64 years, using stratified, multi-stage, random sampling in 2018. Participants anonymously completed a computer-assisted self-interview on tablet computers which covered the use and problematic use of illicit drugs/inhalants, prescription drugs and other psychoactive substances, among others. RESULTS: Approximately 1.46% of respondents had a lifetime use of illicit drugs, with drugs in commodity packets (0.18%) being ranked the fifth-most commonly used illicit drugs, higher than nitrous oxide (0.14%) and heroin (0.09%). Ten formats of drug packets were endorsed by users. Approximately 81.6% of persons with drug packet use had a lifetime use of other illicit drugs. The correlates of the use of drugs in commodity packets were similar to those of the exclusive use of other drugs except that there was a lack of gender differences in the use of drugs in commodity packets but not in the exclusive use of other drugs. CONCLUSION: Drugs in commodity packets have become a common way of administering illicit drugs in the population in Taiwan, and there were no gender differences among users. Our findings have implications for more efficient drug testing and culturally appropriate intervention for drug packet use.
    Date: 2024-05-05
    Relation: Journal of Epidemiology. 2024 May 5;34(5):218-227.
    Link to: http://dx.doi.org/10.2188/jea.JE20220356
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    Cited Times(WOS): https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:001030055100001
    Cited Times(Scopus): https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85192424125
    Appears in Collections:[Wei-J. Chen] Periodical Articles
    [Chuan-Yu Chen] Periodical Articles

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