چکیده:
Although we do not know the exact number of addict women
in our country, but Ministry of Health reports show that we
have a ratio of one woman per eight addict men. Our data
show that, different factors are playing role at the beginning
of drug abuse between women and men. This case-control
study have been done on 160 randomized samples of addict
women in two groups, vulnerable addict women (in prison)
and addict women (without history of being in prison), in
Mashhad between 2011 and 2012, respectively, in order
to investigate methods and patterns of substance abuse in
young addict women. The results showed that the most
common methods in vulnerable addicts were inhalation
and oral methods, respectively. Of them, up to 6%`s used
drugs by injecting method. Considering the substances they
used, the most common drug (with regards to multi-addict
groups), were Cristal and methamphetamine, respectively.
The less common substance was tablets, which have been
abused in combination with all other drugs in all cases.
The most drugs abused simultaneously, were Cristal and
methamphetamine together. Also, heroin, cannabis and
psychotropic tablets were far more abused in vulnerable
group. The results of this study showed that a history of
imprisonment was associated with a change in the method
of abusing to the intra venous drug abuse. The result showed
that Cristal and methamphetamine co- abuse is more
common and they were the most drug abused in women