Patterns of substance use in male incarcerated drug users in Sri Lanka

Abstract

Dissabandara et al. 2 Introduction and Aims. The number of illicit drug users incarcerated in Sri Lanka has been growing over the last decade. This paper presents drug-use characteristics and risk-taking behaviours among a group of male incarcerated drug users. Design and Methods. An interviewer-administered structured questionnaire was completed by 278 drug users in three prisons in Sri Lanka. Results. The majority (81.3%) of interviewees were aged 25–45 years. Most of them had received low levels of education