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Samoedro E, Yunus F, Antariksa B, et al. Spirometry findings among drug users in the Indonesian National Narcotics and illicit drug Bureau Rehabilitation Center. J Nat Sci Biol Med. 2017;8(1):69-74doi: 10.4103/0976-9668.198353.
Samoedro, E., Yunus, F., Antariksa, B., & Nurwidya, F. (2017). Spirometry findings among drug users in the Indonesian National Narcotics and illicit drug Bureau Rehabilitation Center. Journal of natural science, biology, and medicine, 8(1), 69-74. https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-9668.198353
Samoedro, Erlang, et al. "Spirometry findings among drug users in the Indonesian National Narcotics and illicit drug Bureau Rehabilitation Center." Journal of natural science, biology, and medicine vol. 8,1 (2017): 69-74. doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-9668.198353
Samoedro E, Yunus F, Antariksa B, Nurwidya F. Spirometry findings among drug users in the Indonesian National Narcotics and illicit drug Bureau Rehabilitation Center. J Nat Sci Biol Med. 2017 Jan-Jun;8(1):69-74. doi: 10.4103/0976-9668.198353. PMID: 28250678; PMCID: PMC5320827.
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J Nat Sci Biol Med. 2017 Jan-Jun;8(1):69-74. doi: 10.4103/0976-9668.198353.

Spirometry findings among drug users in the Indonesian National Narcotics and illicit drug Bureau Rehabilitation Center.

Journal of natural science, biology, and medicine

Erlang Samoedro, Faisal Yunus, Budhi Antariksa, Fariz Nurwidya

Affiliations

  1. Department of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of, Persahabatan Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia.

PMID: 28250678 PMCID: PMC5320827 DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.198353

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The increasing prevalence of drug user in Indonesia is affecting the health sectors. The lungs health were affected by the use of the illicit drug. However, lung function among drug users is still unclear.

METHODS: This descriptive-analytic study involves 144 drug users who met the inclusion criteria. Chest X-ray was performed to identify the subject with pulmonary tuberculosis to exclude from the study. Subjects were then undergone spirometry test and interviewed using questionnaires.

RESULTS: One hundred and forty-four subjects were included in this study. One hundred and twenty-one (84.03%) were male and 128 subjects showed normal lung function. Proportion of abnormal spirometry was 10.4% (

CONCLUSION: This study found that there was a weak correlation between declined FEV

Keywords: Cannabis; drug abuse; heroin; lung function; methamphetamine

Conflict of interest statement

There are no conflicts of interest.

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