with except of few
females in private hospitals This could be explained by the
more availability of amphetamine and other substances to
males than females. This finding in Saudies might indicate
the strong culture input i.e., socially and religious wise,
that might hinder females to abuse or at least to forward
for treatment. The age, marital status, degree of education,
employment and socioeconomic status did not differ
between amphetamine psychosis and other psychoses. We
are in agreement with the review on 12,743 patients with the
first admission to the specialized treatment Amal Hospital
of Dammam, KSA, because of drug abuse over two decades
(1986-2006)25. The majority were in their 2nd decade of age
(83%), never married (60%), with low education (81%) and
unemployed. Also, similar results were found in Al-Qassim,
KSA4