A Retrospective Survey Analysis on Drug Abuse in Bipolar Disorder on Bangladeshi Population

Abstract

Bipolar disorder is a mental illness that the sufferer having at least one manic or approximately manic. The mood swings of the patient can last for weeks at a time or less than that. Experts believe that mainly caused by the dys-functioning of brain chemicals like noradrenalin, serotonin, and dopamine which are involved in both brain and bodily functions. These patients are prone to abuse different types of narcotics in its life. In this study our aim is to find out causative reason, abusive drugs type and influential factors that are involved in the case. To find out these we use a self made questionnaire with the help of experts and visit eight prime locations of Dhaka to find out people with abusing drugs. We surveyed over 200 people among them 30% of total population are found abusing drugs. Most of them are male (nearly 74%). Age ranges between 15-35 years are found more vulnerable, as almost 76% of total abuse occurs in this age range. The major abusive drug we found is Methamphetamine (37% cases) compared to others like Cannabis (32%) and benzodiazepine (17%). Due to drug abuse patient often suffers various symptoms like Volatile mood or mood swing (28%), sleep disturbance (17%), restlessness (14%), anxiety (10%) are some common symptoms that are recorded. Due to this problem they face poor family bonding (62%) and socially neglected.