Ženske in prepovedane droge
Women and illicit drug use

slovenski

2004

letnik 43, številka 4

droge   prepovedane droge   zdravljenje   ženske

Inštitut za varovanje zdravja RS
(Obvezni izvod spletne publikacije)

Research in the field of problem drug use revealed a higher prevalence of maledrug users, the average male/female ratio being 3:1. The article focused on characteristics of females using illicit drugs, and analysed data on drug treatment demand from the Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Slovenia database, which follows closely the health status of illicit drug users. The paper describes the characteristics of female drug users and the situation in Slovenia for the period 1991 - 2003, using the theoretical basis of scientific and other studies conducted at the European and global level (U.S.A.). On average, females in Slovenia seek treatment for problem drug use at a younger age than their male counterparts, and they enter the treatment programme earlier than men (mean age - 21 years). Females are younger than males when they start using a primary drug or injecting a drug. Most female and male problem drug users in Slovenia enter treatment programmes because of addiction to heroin as the primary drug, yet a growing number of women seekingtreatment for cannabis abuse has been noted in the recent years.

30.01.2012