Research Article
Pattern and Trend of Substance Abuse in Eastern Rural Iran: A Household Survey in a Rural Community
Table 5
Prevalence (%) of daily substance use among rural residents in 2000 and 2012.
| | Substance | 2000 study
| Current study
| value |
| | Cigarette | 122 (7.3) | 153 (17.0) | <0.001 | | Waterpipe | NS | 33 (3.7) | — | | Cannabis | 6 (0.3) | 5 (0.6) | 0.683 | | Opium | 91 (5.0) | 141 (15.7) | <0.001 | | Shireh (opium residue) | 22 (1.3) | 81 (9.0) | <0.001 | | Heroin | 5 (0.3) | 22 (2.4) | <0.001 | | Shishehn (amphetamine) | NS | 2 (0.2) | — | | Alcohol | 2 (0.1) | 5 (0.6) | 0.105 | | Sedatives | 14 (0.8) | 41 (4.6) | <0.001 |
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NS: not studied.
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