The Status of Drug Abuser's Consumption and Distribution in Ilam Township (the epidemiologic visage of addiction in Ilam township)

The purpose of the present study is to obtain an analytical-descriptive knowledge of the narcotic outbreak throughout Ilam city. It tries to analyze the rate and prevalence of the narcotic outbreak and most significant narcotic used and its distribution in fourteen various parts of the city. The data collection of the addicts who have referred to the clinical centers and addiction abandon camps; have been done through the descriptive epidemiology method by the use of questionnaire based on check list and method of prey- reprey along with snowball sampling. Moreover, through the usage of statistical extra geometrical formula, the hidden population of addicts is calculated and the approximate real number of addicts in Ilam city is estimated. The overall findings of the research show that addiction in Ilam city is functioned as a male-chose, young-chose, single - chose, burgess-chose, illiterate-chose and middle class chose phenomenon. It has a continuous and progressive procedure and through the decades of 70s to 80s its development has been increased. The research also indicates that a kind of replacement of traditional use of narcotic (like opium) with the new industrial and kitchen narcotics (such as crack and glass) are going to happen. It is estimated that the addict population in Ilam city are about 7000 and the rate of addiction prevalence is about 5.1% for the population of above 15 years old.