ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Sawitri Assanangkornchai, Apinun Aramrattana, Usaneya Perngparn, Manop Kanato, Noppadon Kanika, Arpa Sirivongs Na Ayudhya.

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Current situation of substance-related problems in Thailand.

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Journal of the Psychiatric Association of Thailand. Vol. 53, Supplement 1, August, 2008, page 25S

รายละเอียด / Details:

The first National Household Survey on Substance and Alcohol Use in Thailand was carried out in 2001 and the second in 2003. The major aim was to estimate the number of people who misused illicit or controlled substances. The third survey was done in 2007. This paper is a summarizing report of the results of the 2007 survey, and includes some related information from other sources in the country. The 2007 survey used a multistage sampling scheme. Altogether, 29 provinces of Thailand were selected with a final sample of 11,348 households, with 26,633 respondents aged 12-65 years. A face-to-face structured interview was administered to elicit data on experiences of use of 12 kinds of substances in lifetime, past year and past 30 days. Extrapolated country-wide, the results revealed that the estimated number of people who had ever used at least one kind of substances at some time in their life was 2,521,507 or 5.42 % of total population aged 12-65 years in 2007. The estimated numbers of people having used substance within the past 12 months and 30 days were 575,312 and 335,806 respectively. Krathom (traditional plant-based mild narcotic), cannabis, yaba (amphetamines) and inhalants, were the most popular substances for both the past 12 months and the past 30 days. The prevalence of past-year use and current use was highest in the south (4.73% in the past year and 3.76% for current use), with krathom as the most popular substance. The numbers of uses of yaba, cannabis, opium and heroin had decreased from 2003, while users of krathom and inhalants had increased , and there are also some new emerging substances in this year, notably ecstasy, ice, ketamine and cocaine. Survey, enforcement and treatment data all indicate that all kinds of substances are currently active problem. Substance abuse occurs nationwide in all gender, age and occupation groups. This situation suggests the needs for a comprehensive education, prevention and control strategy for all kinds of substances and further detailed studies to monitor the situation.

Keywords: current situation, substance-related, problems, thailand

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2008

Address: Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla

Code: 2010000273

ISSN/ISBN: 0125-6985

Country of publication: Thailand

Language: English

Category: Abstract

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