سوء مصرف دارو و حلالهاي شيميايي در سالمندان اهوازي

Drug and Solvent Abuse Among Ahwazʹs Elderlies

citizen region in Ahwaz city (Iran). Seventy four dossiers were considered via random sampling; with 30 Elder volunteer clients been interviewed and replied to Elderly Drug Abuse Questionnaire (EDAQ). Results: Signification of hypothesis with X2 test was considered signifi­cant relation between age and addiction record variables to solvent abuse; this relation is very significant to second value of drugʹs derivations such as Morphine, Codeine, Tebaine and Heroine. Interview showed psycho­logical dependent due to appeal them to solvent abuse. Kind of abuse among elderly was snuffing and abuse of medicine drugs which were been recommended to them by their physician. Conclusion: Although study of solvent and chemical abuseʹs epidemiol­ogy pointed less average of this addiction in samples, should be consid­ered important and notice in studies. Finally, researchers were suggested to avoid of this new drug abuse and so to control behavior and interaction of these addicted and their behavior development; itʹs better to control on distribution of solvent and glue materials and recommending of medicine drug via physicians visiting exderlies