Diagnostics of the combined drug and alcohol dependence in convicts using APK “IMEDIS-EXPERT”
AUTHORS : Trifonov O.I.| Gusev S.I.| Lonchakov O. M.| Kruk V.M.
RELEVANT UNIVERSITIES : Federal Penitentiary
Service of Russia, Federal Drug Control Service of Russia, Moscow, Russia
YEAR : 2007
Among criminals dependent on psychoactive substances, there is a growing shift from intravenous drug use to alcohol consumption, usually with the aim of
relieving withdrawal symptoms. For this purpose, strong alcoholic beverages are used: technical alcohol, vodka, alcohol-containing liquids (more often the
motivation is the lack of funds to buy drugs). There is evidence that the modern pathomorphosis of drug addiction, alcoholism is characterized, in particular, by an increase in the frequency of medical and social consequences of chronic use.