@article{article_284892, title={Growing Danger in Turkey: Cannabis}, journal={Konuralp Medical Journal}, volume={8}, pages={208–213}, year={2016}, DOI={10.18521/ktd.284892}, author={Öztürk, Agah Bahadır}, keywords={Marijuana,Cannabis,Substance-Use,Illicit Drugs}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"> <b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12px;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Background: </span> </b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12px;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Substance-use has been seen as an increasingly
danger in terms of public health and peace all over the world and Turkey.
Studies about drug-use in Turkey are limited and these studies mostly center
upon west regions. Especially studies about drug-use in Southeastern Anatolia Region
are quite insufficient. With the intent of remarking the increasing risk in
Southeastern Anatolia Region, in this study substance-use in Adıyaman city is
researched. </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us"> <br /> </span> <b style="font-size:.9em;"> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12px;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Methods </span> </b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12px;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">: In this study,
urine tests which were required to determination of illegal substance-use for
932 case in county hospitals which are bound to Adıyaman Province Public
Hospital Association between 2013 and 2016 years were analyzed retrospectively. </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us"> <br /> </span> <b style="font-size:.9em;"> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12px;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Results: </span> </b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12px;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">In the study, according to cases rate of male gender
is determined as 97.2% (n=906). From all of the cases, 72% (n=673) were
determined as drug-user, 59% were as user of one drug and 13% as user of more
than one drug were determined. Within all cases, with the rate of 68.7% (n=640)
marijuana was estimated as top and with the rate of 11.9% (n=111) morphine was
estimated in the second rank.  In the
study it raises concern that usage of drug is very common between 18-24 ages. </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us"> <br /> </span> <b style="font-size:.9em;"> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12px;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Conclusion: </span> </b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12px;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Being common of drug use especially in young males
who were directly or indirectly in the cases and were brought to emergency
services in Adıyaman indicates a big danger over the long run in terms of
public health and security. </span> </p>}, number={3}, publisher={Duzce University}