TY - JOUR ID - 84514 TI - Epidemiologic Study on Drug Abuse among First and Second Grade High School Students in Kerman JO - Addiction and Health JA - AHJ LA - en SN - 2008-4633 AU - Nakhaee, Nouzar AU - Ziaaddini, Hassan AU - Karimzadeh, Ali AD - Associate Professor of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Kerman Neuroscience Research AD - Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Kerman University of Medical Sciences AD - General Physician, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman Y1 - 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 1 IS - 1 SP - EP - DO - N2 - Abstract Background: This study investigated the epidemiology of drug abuse among high school students in Kerman. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study on a randomly selected sample of 652 first and second grade high school students (256 boys, 396 girls) in Kerman. They were informed that their answers would be classified and nameless before they filled questionnaires. Schools and classes were selected using stratified sampling method. Findings: From total 652 students participated in this study, 39.2% (256) were boys and 60.7% (396) were girls. Most of the students had information about opium (70.7% of boys and 79.8% of girls), and then alcohol (55.9% of boys and 53.9% of girls). Most offered substance to the students was alcohol (25% in boys and 12.4% in girls). The most effective encouragement for using drugs was through their friends (39% in boys, 16.9% in girls). The most used drug was alcohol among boys (11.4%) and sedative tablets among girls (12.2%). Boys preferred to use drugs in wedding ceremonies (11.3%) but girls proffered their houses (4.8%). The first reason for using drugs was socializing with unsavory friends (29.4%) and the second one was domestic problems (21.4%). Conclusion: The results of this study indicated dangerously increase of drug abuse among teenagers, who are the future of the society. If these results could be generalized, authorities must think of serious solutions for this rising problem. Keywords: Substance abuse, Students, Narcotics   UR - https://ahj.kmu.ac.ir/article_84514.html L1 - https://ahj.kmu.ac.ir/article_84514_f22c31868a47600ff59b9250c8232e35.pdf ER -