Characteristics of NPS use in patients admitted to acute psychiatric services in Southeast Scotland: a retrospective cross-sectional analysis following public health interventions

Objectives: Assess the impact of selective prohibition and seizure of NPS supply on NPS use prevalence within psychiatric admissions and evaluate demographic characteristics of current NPS users. Design: A 6-month retrospective cross-sectional analysis of discharge letters between 1st October 2015 – 31st March 2016. Setting: General Psychiatry inpatients and Intensive Home Treatment Team community patients at a psychiatric hospital in a Scottish city. Participants: All participants were between the ages 18-65. After application of exclusion criteria, 473 discharge letters of General Psychiatry patients were deemed suitable for analysis and 264 Intensive Home Treatment Team (IHTT) patient discharge letters were analysed. Interventions: A nationwide Temporary Class Drug Order (TCDO) was placed on 10th April 2015 reclassifying methylphenidate-related compounds as Class B substances. On 15th October 2015, local Forfeiture Orders were granted to Trading Standards permitting the seizure of NP...

研究目的：评估对新精神活性物质（New Psychoactive Substances, NPS）供应链实施选择性禁止与扣押措施，对精神科收治人群中NPS使用患病率的影响，并分析当前NPS使用者的人口统计学特征。
研究设计：针对2015年10月1日至2016年3月31日期间的出院记录开展为期6个月的回顾性横断面分析。
研究场景：苏格兰某城市精神科医院的普通精神科住院患者，以及该医院强化家庭治疗团队（Intensive Home Treatment Team, IHTT）服务的社区患者。
研究对象：所有参与者年龄介于18至65岁。经排除标准筛选后，共纳入473份普通精神科患者的出院记录用于分析，同时分析了264份强化家庭治疗团队患者的出院记录。
干预措施：2015年4月10日，全国范围内实施临时分类毒品管制令（Temporary Class Drug Order, TCDO），将哌甲酯类化合物重新归类为B类毒品。2015年10月15日，当地向贸易标准局（Trading Standards）签发没收令，准许其扣押新精神活性物质……