TY  - JOUR
TT  - Growing Danger in Turkey: Cannabis
AU  - Öztürk, Agah Bahadır
PY  - 2016
DA  - December
Y2  - 2016
DO  - 10.18521/ktd.284892
JF  - Konuralp Medical Journal
PB  - Duzce University
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1309-3878
SP  - 208
EP  - 213
VL  - 8
IS  - 3
KW  - Esrar
KW  - Cannabis
KW  - Madde Kullanımı
KW  - Yasadışı İlaçlar
N2  - Background:Substance-use has been seen as an increasinglydanger 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 centerupon west regions. Especially studies about drug-use in Southeastern Anatolia Regionare quite insufficient. With the intent of remarking the increasing risk inSoutheastern Anatolia Region, in this study substance-use in Adıyaman city isresearched.Methods: In this study,urine tests which were required to determination of illegal substance-use for932 case in county hospitals which are bound to Adıyaman Province PublicHospital Association between 2013 and 2016 years were analyzed retrospectively.Results:In the study, according to cases rate of male genderis determined as 97.2% (n=906). From all of the cases, 72% (n=673) weredetermined as drug-user, 59% were as user of one drug and 13% as user of morethan 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 wasestimated in the second rank. In thestudy it raises concern that usage of drug is very common between 18-24 ages.Conclusion:Being common of drug use especially in young maleswho were directly or indirectly in the cases and were brought to emergencyservices in Adıyaman indicates a big danger over the long run in terms ofpublic health and security.
CR  - Tucker JS, Ellickson PL, Orlando M, Martino SC, Klein DJ. Substance use trajectories from early adolescence to emerging adulthood: A comparison of smoking, binge drinking, and marijuana use.  J Drug Issues 2005; 35:307-332.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.284892
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/270611
ER  -