Understanding drug use patterns among the homeless population: A systematic review of quantitative studies

Emerging trends in drugs, addictions, and health Pub Date : 2023-11-05 DOI:10.1016/j.etdah.2023.100059

Thomas Coombs , Amor Abdelkader , Tilak Ginige , Patrick Van Calster , Matthew Harper , Dhiya Al-Jumeily , Sulaf Assi

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Abstract

Substance use problems among the homeless population represents a major issue leading to increased morbidity and mortality. The aim of this review was to investigate the prevalence, trends and effects of substance use among the homeless population. Studies were identified through electronic searches of Google Scholar, Science Direct, Medline, Embase and Scopus between January 2007 and December 2020. Studies included were those reporting substance use and homelessness within the age range of 18–64 years old, whereas interventional and rehabilitation studies were excluded. Subsequently the extraction yielded twenty-five studies. The results showed that substance use was more prevalent in males than females and alcohol the most popular substance used among the homeless population. After 2017, however, both alcohol and new psychoactive substances (NPS) were equally a problem. This urges the need to develop research in homelessness and NPS consumption to increase awareness among health care providers, governmental agencies and academics.

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了解无家可归人口中的药物使用模式:定量研究的系统回顾

无家可归人口中的药物使用问题是导致发病率和死亡率增加的一个主要问题。本综述的目的是调查无家可归者中药物使用的流行程度、趋势和影响。2007年1月至2020年12月期间，通过谷歌Scholar、Science Direct、Medline、Embase和Scopus的电子搜索确定了研究。研究纳入了18 - 64岁范围内报告药物使用和无家可归的研究，而干预和康复研究被排除在外。随后的提取产生了25项研究。结果显示，男性滥用药物的情况比女性更普遍，而酒精是无家可归者中最常用的药物。然而，在2017年之后，酒精和新的精神活性物质(NPS)同样是一个问题。这促使有必要开展关于无家可归和新养老金消费的研究，以提高保健提供者、政府机构和学术界的认识。

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Emerging trends in drugs, addictions, and health Pharmacology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Forensic Medicine, Drug Discovery, Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (General)

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