PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES - CONSUMPTION PATTERNS AND

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PROLOG I - XV

A NEW THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY FOR THE NEW CENTURY

Domingo COMAS ARNAU

INTRODUCTION 1

- Drugs consumption 5

- The distribution of drugs 7

- Drugs production 9

CHAPTER ONE

THE DEMAND FOR PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES 14

1. Consumption on a worldwide scale 15

1.1. Cannabis 15

1.2. Amphetamine Derivatives 16

1.3. Cocaine 17

1.4. Heroin 18

1.5. HIV/AIDS 19

1.6. Methods of consumption 20

1.7. Conclusions 20

2. Tendencies and patterns of consumption on a worldwide scale 21

2.1. Cannabis 21

2.2. Amphetamine Derivatives 23

2.3. Cocaine 24

2.4. Opiates 26

3. The worldwide extension of drug abuse 27

3.1. Conclusions 27

4. Drugs use amongst young people (15-24 years) 28

4.1. Cannabis 29

4.2. Ecstasy 29

4.3. Cocaine 30

4.4. Heroin 30

4.5. Volatile substances 31

5. The cost and consequences of drugs abuse 32

5.1. Demand for treatment 32

5.2. Dangers posed to health 35

5.2.1. Cannabis 35

5.2.2. Crack and cocaine 35

5.2.3. Heroin 36

5.2.4. Amphetamine Derivatives 36

5.2.5. Ecstasy 37

5.2.6. Volatile Substances 37

5.2.7. HIV/AIDS and intravenous drugs users 38

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CHAPTER TWO

CONSUMPTION PATTERNS AND HEALTHCARE RESPONSE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION 40

1. Study by substances 41

1.1. Cannabis 41

1.2. Amphetamines, Ecstasy and LSD 42

1.2.1. Situation by country: 43

- Austria 44

- Denmark, Finland and Sweden 44

- France 45

- Germany 46

- Greece 47

- Ireland 48

- Italy 48

- Luxembourg 48

- Holland 49

- Portugal 50

- Spain 50

- United Kingdom 51

1.3. Opiates 53

1.4. Cocaine 53

2. Consumption prevalence in the EU 54

2.1. Consumption of drugs amongst the general population 54

3. Demand for Treatment 55

4. Infectious diseases associated with drugs 56

5. Addictions and their consequences on neonatal health 57

5.1. Alcohol 57

5.2. Cocaine 57

5.3. Cannabis 58

5.4. Heroin 58

6. Drugs-related deathse 58

7. Healthcare Response 59

7.1. Harm minimisation 59

7.2. General classification of treatments 60

- Concept of effectiveness of a treatment 62

7.2.1. Rapid Antagonising of Opiates 62

7.2.1.1. Materials and method 64

7.2.2. Substitution Treatments 66

7.2.2.1. Methadone 66

- Results 67

- Quality of life 68

- Evaluation 69

- Functional characteristics of treatments using methadone. 70

- Methadone treatment inclusion and expulsion criteria. 71

- Dose 72

- Types and duration of treatments 73

- Methods of methadone administration 74

- Incidence of the consumption of cocaine derivatives in patients included on MMPs 75

7.2.2.2. Naltrexone 75

- Historical development of maintenance programmes using naltrexone 77

- Pharmodynamic properties 78

- Side effects 78

- Retention on a programme of naltrexone and transformation of the areas affected by the

addiction 79

- Evolution of cocaine consumption. 79

- Evolution of alcohol consumption 80

- Treatment Plan 80

- Induction 81

- Stabilisation 81

- Maintenance 82

- Duration of treatment 82

- Indications 82

7.2.2.3. Buprenorphine 83

- Historical background 83

- Buprenorphine as an aid in giving up opiates consumption 85

- Buprenorphine and cocaine 86

- Buprenorphine and risks of overdose 87

- Buprenorphine and hepatic toxicity 88

- Buprenorphine and dependency 89

- Buprenorphine and pregnancy 90

7.3. Low threshold services 91

7.3.1. Controlled prescription of heroin 92

7.4. Drugs consumers and the criminal justice system 94

CHAPTER THREE

THE SITUATION IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE 95

1. Historical and current consumption patterns 97

2. Specific drugs and tendencies 97

3. The legal response 98

4. Reduction in drugs demand 98

5. Synthetic Drugs 99

CHAPTER FOUR

THE SITUATION IN THE UNITED STATES 100

1. National Trends 101

1.2. Marihuana 101

1.3. Cocaine 102

1.4. Heroin 103

1.5. Amphetamine Derivatives (ATS) 104

2. Consumption patterns amongst Secondary students 105

2.1. Consumption by substance 106

2.1.1. Marihuana 106

2.1.2. Cocaine 107

2.1.3. LSD 107

2.1.4. Volatile substances 108

2.1.5. Alcohol 108

3. Treatment Trends 109

3.1. Treatment 109

3.1.1. Crack and Cocaine 109

3.1.2. Heroin 110

3.2. Types of treatment programmes 111

4. Social costs 114

5. Therapeutic medications 114

6. The consequences of drug use for women 116

6.1. Risks associated with drugs abuse 116

6.2. Drug abuse and AIDS 117

6.3. Treatment for women 117