英文摘要 |
This study analyzed the drug abuse related data in Taiwan during the year 2016. The data were obtained from the Analytical Laboratory Drug Abuse Report System (ALDARS), Surveillance System of Drug Abuse and Addiction Treatment (SSDAAT), the reports of Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Interior. We separated these statistical data in two categories, drug demand and supply, to map out the whole picture of substance abuse in Taiwan. We found that methamphetamine, ketamine and heroin were the most commonly abused drugs. However, substances commonly abused in the student population were the schedule III drugs, such as ketamine. The largest quantities of drugs seized were chloropseudoephedrine, followed by ketamine, methamphetamine, ephedrine and amphetamine. Among them, chloropseudoephedrine and ephedrine are both amphetamine precursors. Furthermore, the schedule II drugs were the most commonly used drugs in illegal drug use among arrestees. Taken together, heroin, ketamine and methamphetamine are the most commonly used drugs in Taiwan. Ketamine is the most commonly used illicit substance in student population. Heroin use is decreasing in recent year, there are an increasing trend of methamphetamine and ketamine use. What is needed for the future is focusing on these two drugs abuse trends. |