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Article: Changing behavioural pattern of drug users in Hong Kong 1991-1995

TitleChanging behavioural pattern of drug users in Hong Kong 1991-1995
Authors
Issue Date1998
PublisherBlackwell Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/ADD
Citation
Addiction, 1998, v. 93 n. 4, p. 541-548 How to Cite?
AbstractAims. To analyse the temporal changes in demography and drug-taking behaviours of a cohort of drug users in Hong Kong . Design. An analysis of records of clients over a 5-year period . Setting. Shek Kwu Chau Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre, a large residential service offering voluntary rehabilitation programmes for male drug users in Hong Kong . Measurements. The following parameters were analysed for all admissions between 1991 and 1995: duration of drug-taking, route(s) of drug administration, type of drugs abused, practice of injection and needle-sharing, time since last needle-sharing, and expenditure on drugs . Findings. A total of 10 353 admissions were recorded in the 5-year period from 1991 to 1995, of whom 2853 (27.6%) were new admissions. The mean age was 36 years. There was a significant increase in new admission in those between the age of 13 and 19. Almost all clients were heroin users. The needle-sharing rates fell from over 20% in 1991 to 5% in 1995. Needle-sharing was more common in younger clients. The decline in the rate of needle-sharing was especially significant in those between the age of 20 and 39 . Conclusion. The proportion of young drug users in the study population in Hong Kong has risen over the 5-year period. The prevalence of high-risk drug-taking behaviours had declined, which might have contributed to the low HIV rates in the community.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/225487
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dc.contributor.authorLee, SS-
dc.contributor.authorHollinrake, JB-
dc.contributor.authorNg, MH-
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-18T07:55:32Z-
dc.date.available2016-05-18T07:55:32Z-
dc.date.issued1998-
dc.identifier.citationAddiction, 1998, v. 93 n. 4, p. 541-548-
dc.identifier.issn0965-2140-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/225487-
dc.description.abstractAims. To analyse the temporal changes in demography and drug-taking behaviours of a cohort of drug users in Hong Kong . Design. An analysis of records of clients over a 5-year period . Setting. Shek Kwu Chau Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre, a large residential service offering voluntary rehabilitation programmes for male drug users in Hong Kong . Measurements. The following parameters were analysed for all admissions between 1991 and 1995: duration of drug-taking, route(s) of drug administration, type of drugs abused, practice of injection and needle-sharing, time since last needle-sharing, and expenditure on drugs . Findings. A total of 10 353 admissions were recorded in the 5-year period from 1991 to 1995, of whom 2853 (27.6%) were new admissions. The mean age was 36 years. There was a significant increase in new admission in those between the age of 13 and 19. Almost all clients were heroin users. The needle-sharing rates fell from over 20% in 1991 to 5% in 1995. Needle-sharing was more common in younger clients. The decline in the rate of needle-sharing was especially significant in those between the age of 20 and 39 . Conclusion. The proportion of young drug users in the study population in Hong Kong has risen over the 5-year period. The prevalence of high-risk drug-taking behaviours had declined, which might have contributed to the low HIV rates in the community.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/ADD-
dc.relation.ispartofAddiction-
dc.rightsThe definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com-
dc.subject.meshHong Kong - epidemiology-
dc.subject.meshRisk-Taking-
dc.subject.meshSubstance Abuse, Intravenous - epidemiology-
dc.subject.meshSubstance-Related Disorders - epidemiology-
dc.subject.meshTime Factors-
dc.titleChanging behavioural pattern of drug users in Hong Kong 1991-1995-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailNg, MH: hrmmnmh@hkucc.hku.hk-
dc.identifier.doi10.1046/j.1360-0443.1998.9345419.x-
dc.identifier.pmid9684392-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-0031955968-
dc.identifier.hkuros37668-
dc.identifier.volume93-
dc.identifier.issue4-
dc.identifier.spage541-
dc.identifier.epage548-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000073228600009-
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom-
dc.identifier.issnl0965-2140-

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