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dc.contributor.authorDal Farra, Deborah
dc.contributor.authorValdesalici, Alice
dc.contributor.authorZecchinato, Giancarlo
dc.contributor.authorDe Sandre, Alfio
dc.contributor.authorSaccon, Diego
dc.contributor.authorSimonato, Pierluigi
dc.contributor.authorCorazza, Ornella
dc.contributor.authorMartinotti, Giovanni
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Andrew L.
dc.contributor.authorSolmi, Marco
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-17T11:45:03Z
dc.date.available2022-01-17T11:45:03Z
dc.date.issued2022-01-14
dc.identifier.citationDal Farra , D , Valdesalici , A , Zecchinato , G , De Sandre , A , Saccon , D , Simonato , P , Corazza , O , Martinotti , G , Smith , A L & Solmi , M 2022 , ' Knowledge and Use of Novel Psychoactive Substances in an Italian Sample with Substance Use Disorders ' , International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) , vol. 19 , no. 2 , 915 . https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19020915
dc.identifier.issn1661-7827
dc.identifier.otherJisc: c296603cccba42118c61c98e887377f6
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0001-7371-319X/work/106791600
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2299/25304
dc.description© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
dc.description.abstractThis study aims to determine prevalence and frequency of use of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) and to identify the factors associated with NPS use in an Italian sample of patients diagnosed with substance use disorder (SUD). Prevalence and correlates of NPS knowledge and use were assessed in 185 patients with SUD in three addiction services (Padova, Belluno, Feltre) in the Veneto region with an ad-hoc designed survey. Two thirds of the samples reported knowing NPS and one third reported using them. NPS were considered by them less dangerous than “regular” substances of abuse (t = 6.06 mean 0.78, p 0.001). Factors associated with NPS use were youth (OR = 4.81; p 0.001), studentship (OR = 4.99; p = 0.004), subsequent mental disorders diagnosis (OR = 2.49; p = 0.027), suicide attempt history (OR = 11.67; p 0.001), home detention (OR = 2.30; p = 0.040), residential care (OR = 5.66; p = 0.002), and polysubstance abuse (t = 8.99 mean 2.65 p 0.001). NPS use in patients with SUD is highly prevalent, particularly in the youngest age group, and associated with psychiatric comorbidity and worse prognosis. It is crucial to systematically assess NPS use and inform addiction service users with SUD of the toxic and potentially lethal side effects. Mental healthcare professionals working in addiction services should receive education and training. Cohort and longitudinal studies are needed.en
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH)
dc.subjectnovel psychoactive substances
dc.subjectsubstance use disorder
dc.subjectaddiction services
dc.subjectprevalence
dc.subjectrisk factors
dc.titleKnowledge and Use of Novel Psychoactive Substances in an Italian Sample with Substance Use Disordersen
dc.contributor.institutionCentre for Future Societies Research
dc.contributor.institutionCentre for Health Services and Clinical Research
dc.contributor.institutionPsychopharmacology, Drug Misuse and Novel Psychoactive Substances Unit
dc.contributor.institutionSchool of Life and Medical Sciences
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.3390/ijerph19020915
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