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   USE AND ABUSE OF NARCOTICS IN CANCER PATEITNS: A SURVEY OF PATIENTS TREATED IN TEHRAN CANCER INSTITUTE  
   
نویسنده Haddad P. ,Farhan F. ,Aram K. ,Zohali F.
منبع acta medica iranica - 2007 - دوره : 45 - شماره : 4 - صفحه:285 -289
چکیده    Considering the importance of adequate analgesia for the quality of life of the patient withadvanced cancer, and considering the consequences of opioids abuse, we decided to evaluate the properand improper usage of narcotics in our cancer patients. prescription of narcotics by the responsiblephysician and procurement through the legal channels was defined as “use”; otherwise it was defined as“abuse”. from a total number of 300 patients who were interviewed, 21 (7%) used narcotics prescribedby the responsible physician (use) and 30 (10%) used narcotics without the prescription or approval ofthe responsible physician (abuse). the male-to-female ratio, though similar in the “use” and “nonarcotics” patients, was very much higher in the “abuse” group. also income was significantly lower inthe “abuse” patients. disease extent was significantly higher in the “use” but not in the “abuse” group.in addition, the level of pain was very much higher in the “use” and “abuse” groups than the “nonarcotics” patients. both the extent of disease and level of pain were significantly higher in the “use”than the “abuse” group. in multifactorial analysis, pain had a very significant effect for “use” ofnarcotics and extent of disease was close to statistical significance. for “abuse” of narcotics, sex andpain had significant effects. pain was the most significant factor leading to both use and abuse ofnarcotics, and a striking male predominance was seen in narcotic abusers. nearly half of cancer patientswith significant pain were not receiving opioids for adequate analgesia.
کلیدواژه Narcotics ,Opioids ,Abuse ,Cancer ,Pain
آدرس tehran university of medical sciences tums, Cancer Institute, Department of Radiation Oncology, ایران, tehran university of medical sciences tums, Cancer Institute, Department of Radiation Oncology, ایران, tehran university of medical sciences tums, Cancer Institute, Department of Radiation Oncology, ایران, tehran university of medical sciences tums, Cancer Institute, Department of Radiation Oncology, ایران
پست الکترونیکی haddad@sina.tums.ac.ir
 
     
   
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