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The study aimed to describe patterns of substance use and characteristics of the individuals enrolled in residential treatment at selected rehabilitation centers in Sri Lanka.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Material and methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 205 individuals enrolled in selected rehabilitation centers. Pretested interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Most of the individuals who enrolled in residential treatment at selected rehabilitation centers were unmarried (n\u2009=\u2009124, 60.5%), Sinhala (n\u2009=\u2009186, 90.7%), Buddhist (n\u2009=\u2009166, 81.0%), males (n\u2009=\u2009202, 98.5%) and belonged to the young adult age (18-35\u2009years) category (n\u2009=\u2009178, 86.8%). All the participants were poly-drug users and cannabis was the most commonly used (n\u2009=\u2009183, 89.3%) illicit drug followed by heroin (n\u2009=\u2009172, 83.9%), methamphetamine (n\u2009=\u2009150, 73.2%) and cocaine (n\u2009=\u200978, 38%). The most (n\u2009=\u2009152, 74.1%) problematic substance for life was heroin. Most of the participants (n\u2009=\u2009149, 72.7%) had used drugs several times per day. The mean duration of substance use was 7\u2009\u00b1\u20095\u2009years. Participants (n\u2009=\u2009177, 86.3%) reported that the substances were available in their residential areas and their friends (n\u2009=\u2009197, 96.1%) were also using the substances.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Pattern of substance use and characteristics of the individuals were unique in Sri Lanka and need to be considered when implementing and strengthening the programs for drug prevention and rehabilitation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/11782218221100823","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,5,20]],"date-time":"2022-05-20T15:09:55Z","timestamp":1653059395000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["The Pattern of Substance Use and Characteristics of the Individuals Enrolled in Residential Treatment at Selected Rehabilitation Centers in Sri Lanka: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Akila R","family":"Jayamaha","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"KIU, Colombo, Sri Lanka"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nishadi D","family":"Dharmarathna","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"KIU, Colombo, Sri Lanka"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nimesha DM","family":"Herath","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"KIU, Colombo, Sri Lanka"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nadeeka DK","family":"Ranadeva","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"KIU, Colombo, Sri Lanka"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0066-8444","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Medhavi M","family":"Fernando","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"KIU, Colombo, Sri Lanka"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kerstin L","family":"Samarasinghe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"KIU, Colombo, Sri Lanka"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Priyangi N","family":"Amarabandu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Dangerous Drugs Control Board, Colombo, Sri Lanka"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Badhrani","family":"Senanayake","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Dangerous Drugs Control Board, Colombo, Sri Lanka"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Thamara","family":"Darshana","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Dangerous Drugs Control Board, Colombo, Sri Lanka"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nilani","family":"Renuka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Dangerous Drugs Control Board, Colombo, Sri Lanka"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Iyanthimala H","family":"Rajapakse","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Ruhuna, Ruhuna, Sri Lanka"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chinthika P","family":"Gunasekara","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9743-7393","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Lalitha","family":"Meegoda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Neluka","family":"Fernando","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,5,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-11782218221100823","first-page":"112","volume":"128","author":"McLellan AT.","year":"2017","journal-title":"Trans Am Clin Climatol Assoc"},{"key":"bibr2-11782218221100823","first-page":"11","volume":"2021","author":"United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)","journal-title":"Global Overview of Drug Demand and Supply, World Drug Report 2021"},{"key":"bibr3-11782218221100823","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/npp.2009.110"},{"key":"bibr4-11782218221100823","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(18)32203-7"},{"key":"bibr5-11782218221100823","unstructured":"WHO. 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