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Mexico: systems for the epidemiological diagnosis of drug abuse

dc.creatorMedina-Mora, M.E.
dc.creatorCravioto, P.
dc.creatorOrtíz, A.
dc.creatorKuri, P.
dc.creatorVillatoro, J.
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-30T03:59:42Z
dc.date.available2017-06-30T03:59:42Z
dc.date.issued2003es_ES
dc.identifier2437es_ES
dc.identifier.issn0007-523Xes_ES
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorio.inprf.gob.mx/handle/123456789/7078
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.unodc.org/pdf/bulletin/bulletin_2003_01_01_1_Art10.pdfes_ES
dc.language.isoenges_ES
dc.relation55 (1-2) 105-119 p.es_ES
dc.relationversión del editores_ES
dc.rightsacceso cerradoes_ES
dc.titleMexico: systems for the epidemiological diagnosis of drug abusees_ES
dc.typearticlees_ES
dc.relation.jnabreviadoBULL NARCes_ES
dc.relation.journalBulletin on Narcoticses_ES
dc.date.published2003es_ES
dc.identifier.organizacionInstituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñizes_ES
dc.description.abstractotrodiomaThe study of the demand for psychoactive substances in Mexico has a long history, with the earliest accounts dating from the eighteenth century. It was not, however, until the 1970s that epidemiological studies began to be undertaken. The strategies that have been adopted to assess the problem of drug abuse are similar to those used internationally: they include household surveys, studies of student populations and high-risk groups, the introduction of epidemiological observation systems and the analysis of mortality statistics. They have also included other methodologies suited to studying populations that are difficult to access and analysing the contextual factors surrounding drug consumption. These methodologies are employed from an anthropological perspective through qualitative methods, including ethnographic observations, interviews with key informants, focus groups and in-depth case studies. Through these studies, it has been shown that since the 1990s, there has been a significant increase in the illicit use of drugs in Mexico, primarily cocaine and certain amphetamine-type drugs (the most common being methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), known as ‘Ecstasy’) and a decrease in the abuse of inhalants. Existing data collection systems also show an increase in the consumption of heroin in the area bordering the United States of America, with a large proportion of the heroin users injecting the drug and engaging in injecting practices that carry a high risk of transmitting blood-borne viruses such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis. Cases of heroin use are also beginning to appear in other parts of the country. The research strategy followed in Mexico has been useful in establishing an epidemiological diagnosis of the drug abuse situation| however, action needs to be taken to meet the new challenges presented to decision makers by drug use trends.es_ES


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