Research Article
Pattern and Trend of Substance Abuse in Eastern Rural Iran: A Household Survey in a Rural Community
Table 4
Perceived difficulty in getting each of drugs*.
| | Substance | Very easy | Easy | Difficult | Very difficult |
| | Cigarette | 474 (52.7) | 232 (25.8) | 63 (7.0) | 131 (14.6) | | Waterpipe | 389 (43.2) | 277 (30.8) | 94 (10.4) | 140 (15.6) | | Cannabis | 45 (5.0) | 74 (8.2) | 244 (27.1) | 537 (59.7) | | Opium | 227 (25.2) | 241 (26.8) | 142 (15.8) | 290 (32.2) | | Shireh (opium residue) | 188 (20.9) | 213 (23.7) | 160 (17.8) | 339 (37.7) | | Heroin | 40 (4.4) | 82 (9.1) | 227 (25.2) | 551 (61.2) | | Shisheh (amphetamine) | 14 (1.2) | 41 (3.7) | 209 (23.2) | 636 (71.9) | | Alcohol | 50 (5.6) | 92 (10.2) | 211 (23.4) | 547 (60.8) | | Sedatives | 136 (15.1) | 171 (19.0) | 176 (19.6) | 417 (46.3) |
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Figures are in percentages.
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