PREVALENCE OF CANNABIS USE IN PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS OF MARDAN

Abstract

Objectives: Finding out how common cannabis usage is among Mardan’s professional drivers was my study’s maingoal. Thirdly, the impact of cannabis on these drivers’ ability to work was ascertained; second, the influence of ageon cannabis users was noted.Study design : Cross-sectional StudyDuration and place of study: The research was carried out between March and May of 2017Materials & Methods: Cross-sectional research was carried out. The research was conducted at Mardan. It featuredone hundred professional drivers working in Mardan, KPK, Pakistan’s public transport system. The research wascarried out between March and May of 2017. The subjects were asked for their written agreement before the researcherscompleted the surveys. SPSS version 20 was used to input and evaluate the questionnaire data before showing it astabular, bar, and pie chart data. A thorough debate was conducted, and conclusions were reached based on this data.Results: In my survey, 89% of these drivers reported using cannabis, while the remaining 11% reported using otherdrugs (alcohol, cocaine, answer, etc.). The majority of drivers who take drugs began taking them when they were young.85% of the participants reported using cannabis for the first time between the ages of 15 and 20, 7% between theages of 20 and 25, and 2% between the ages of 25 and above, according to the data. Among those aged 15 to 20,the incidence of cannabis usage was 44%.In the 20–25 age range, the prevalence was 31%.In the 25+ age group, theprevalence was 25%. In my survey, the percentage of married people who used cannabis was 29%, compared to 71%of single people. Seventy percent of users think the substance has a detrimental impact on their ability to concentrateand remember things. In contrast, twenty-five percent think it has no effect at all or is beneficial.Conclusion: Among drivers, cannabis usage was quite common. The impact of focus and work on drivers and cannabisusage, as well as the relationship between drug use and drivers’ age and marital status, were all significantly correlated.Keywords: cannabis, Psychological stress, narcotic drug users.