The Identity of Heroin Users Is A Patient or A Prisoner?

• Main Authors: LIN,CHUN-HSIU, 林春秀
• Other Authors: Tony Szu-Hsien Lee
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/72534921293917644952

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 衛生教育學系 === 100 === Aim: To study the Taiwan Citizens` Cognitions and Attitudes towards Drug Use. Methods: To better understand the role of public opinion in drug policy, we used the web-based telephone program to select random household numbers based on the 2010 Taiwan Chunghwa telephone databank to investigate public opinions and attitudes towards drug use. The household survey were carried out on citizens 20 years or older. Results: This telephone survey took about ten days and the success rate of completing the survey questionnaire was 18.2%.The results show that Taiwan people think the main harms associated with drug use are physical harms(28%), body organ damage(25%) and addiction(9%). The first 3 drugs that participants named were amphetamine (31%), heroin (20%) and marijuana (11%). And the public poll result to show that Taiwan citizens’ attitude about the charges of drug addiction treatment and ever heard the harm-reduction program. About 68% Taiwan citizens’ think the drug user should pay the treatment charges by themselves. And the next was part of benefits(17.4%),and finally by the public benefits (14.6%).Most participants disagreed that adults should be allowed to use heroin, amphetamine, MDMA, ketamine and marijuana. About 85% never heard of harm reduction programs. About 96% knew that sharing needles can transmit HIV. On the other hand, Taiwan citizens’ age and educational to understand of AIDS risk factor were significant relationship .The result showed that the education and age were important impact on the HIV knowledge. Discussion: This study found that people for drug use (drugs) to associate substances as marijuana, amphetamines, and heroin. Produce the related injuries for the physical and mental illness. The results of this thesis can provide recommendation for the policy formulation and implementation of health education .