Research Article
Pattern and Trend of Substance Abuse in Eastern Rural Iran: A Household Survey in a Rural Community
Table 2
Frequency of substance use among rural residents (
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| Substance | Lifetime use | Past 30 days | Near-daily | | % |
95% CI | | % | 95% CI | | % | 95% CI |
| Cigarette | 286 | 31.8 | 28.8–34.9 | 171 | 19.0 | 16.5–21.8 | 153 | 17.0 | 14.6–19.6 | Waterpipe | 321 | 35.7 | 32.6–38.8 | 99 | 11.0 | 9.1–13.2 | 33 | 3.7 | 2.6–5.0 | Cannabis | 18 | 2.0 | 1.2–3.9 | 8 | 0.9 | 0.4–1.7 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.2–1.2 | Opium | 333 | 37.0 | 33.9–40.2 | 180 | 20.0 | 17.5–23.7 | 141 | 15.7 | 13.4–18.2 | Shireh (opium residue) | 185 | 20.6 | 18.0–23.3 | 114 | 12.7 | 10.6–15.0 | 81 | 9.0 | 7.2–11.0 | Heroin | 39 | 4.3 | 3.1–5.8 | 25 | 2.8 | 1.8–4.0 | 22 | 2.4 | 1.6–3.6 | Shisheh (amphetamine) | 7 | 0.8 | 0.3–1.5 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.2–1.2 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.04–0.7 | Alcohol | 69 | 7.7 | 6.1–9.5 | 16 | 1.8 | 1.1–2.8 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.2–1.2 | Sedatives | 177 | 19.7 | 17.2–22.4 | 87 | 9.7 | 7.9–11.7 | 41 | 4.6 | 3.3–6.1 |
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