DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2019.v07i07.009

Pages: 2307-2311

This descriptive of cross sectional study was conducted in private drug de-addiction clinics of three Districts (Sylhet, Moulvibazar, and Habigonj) of Sylhet Division to explore the pattern of substance abuse, all patients admitted in the clinics with substance use between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2016 were enrolled in the study. Data were collected from case-notes using a form with a sample size of 2119. In this study, it is revealed that 90% of the patients were below the age group of 30 years, with male predominance (88.39%) which is the main workforce of any nation. In the present study most of the patients came from urban area (1280, 60.40%) which may be a reflection of rapid industrialization and in urbanization in our country. It is further revealed from the study that 73% (1547) were from middle class followed by upper class (19%) and 8% were from lower class. The subjects of the study were commonly abusing Yaba (1126, 53.14%), Heroin (567, 26.26%), Fensidyl (231, 10.90%), Wine (142, 6.70%), Hypnotics (39, 1.84%) and Cannabis (14, 0.66%) reflecting the pattern drug abuse of the community. The commonest reasons for first use of substance in the study were frustration (884, %) followed by peer pressure (389, %), family disharmony (275, %), failure in love (267, %), economic hardship (171, %) and 133 respondents stated that they have no specific reason for being drug addict. This study revealed that substance abuses in young adults of productive age group from urban middle class families are constantly higher.