Comparative Study of Psychological, Social, and Spiritual Health of Women Who Consume Injectable and Non-Injectable Drugs Who Are Referring to Addiction Treatment Centers in Gorgan

Background: Addiction is a behavioral and mental syndrome that is associated with an intense desire to use drugs and a strong desire to consume the drug after it has been discontinued. Intravenous drug abuse is associated with a variety of mental disorders. The aim of this study was to compare the mental, social and spiritual health of female patients in DIC and MMT centers of Gorgan.Methods: The investigation study was a Analytic (case-control) study. Injecting and non-injecting drug users were considered as the cases and controls respectively. The statistical population was all injecting and non-injecting drug users in Drop In Center and Methadone Maintenance Treatment Centers in Gorgan. 10 and 10 samples were randomly selected as the case and control groups among all subjects who referred to the centers. A four-part questionnaire including a demographic checklist and general health, social health and spiritual health questionnaires were used to conduct the research. Data was analyzed using SPSS16 software.Results: The difference between the two groups was determined using independent t-test and Mann-Whitney test and the relationship between mental, social and spiritual health and consumption was studied by the logistic regression test. The results indicated that the mental (pvalue=0.01), social (pvalue=0.01) and spiritual health (pvalue≤0.001) of the consumers of the two groups is different. The effect of the method of drug use on mental health, by controlling other variables (CE≥10%), and the effect of the method of drug use on social health, were different with control of other variables (CE≥10%), and the effect of the method of consumption on spiritual health did not differ with control of other variables(CE≤10%).Conclusion: In general, the mental, social and spiritual health of injecting drug users was in a more unfavorable situation for consumers than the non-injecting way.Message for policymakers: participation of all community and social role play to combat this phenomenon can lead to mental, social and spiritual health of the community by preventing addiction at any stage and reducing harm caused by it; in other words, results in the health of the community.

Keywords:

Mental Health , Social Health , Spiritual Health