Prevalence of Substance Abuse (Tobacco, Alcohol, Narcotics and Psychotropic Drugs) and Its Relationship to Family Factors in Pre-university Male Students in Shiraz 2017–2018

Teenagers are valuable resources in communities and they are faced with multiple risk factors. Factors such as family attachment, devotion to family, parent’s educational level, and parental support are the protective factors against high-risk behaviors. The purpose of this study was to determine th...

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Published inJournal of community health Vol. 45; no. 1; pp. 176 - 182
Main Authors Rafiee, Ghazanfar, Ahmadi, Jamshid, Rafiee, Farkhondeh
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer US 01.02.2020
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Adolescent
Adolescents
Alcohol
Alcoholic beverages
Alcohols
Children
Cigarette smoking
Community and Environmental Psychology
Drug abuse
Educational Status
Ethics
Family
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Humans
Iran - epidemiology
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Narcotics
Original Paper
Parents
Prevalence
Psychotropic drugs
Risk analysis
Risk factors
Risk taking
Social Support
Students
Students - statistics & numerical data
Substance use disorder
Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Tobacco
Tobacco Use
Iran
Family factors
Substance abuse
Prevalence
Students
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Summary:Teenagers are valuable resources in communities and they are faced with multiple risk factors. Factors such as family attachment, devotion to family, parent’s educational level, and parental support are the protective factors against high-risk behaviors. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of drug use among pre-university students and its relationship with familial factors. 1000 Fourth grade high-school male students were randomly selected during 6 months in four districts of Shiraz City during 2017–2018. 14% of the participants were current smokers, 13.5% had a history of alcohol consumption, and 1% used psychotropic drugs, respectively. Moreover 59% of the participants who had consumed alcohol were cigarette smokers as well. 4.5% of them used all the three substances such as alcohol, tobacco and psychotropic drugs. Children whose parents do not set clear regulations or do not control their children are at higher risk of drug abuse.
ISSN:0094-5145
1573-3610
DOI:10.1007/s10900-019-00709-7