Risk factors for substance use: perception of student leaders

Street children in Tehran and risk factors for substance abuse

  Abstract   Background: Economy, lack of welfare and social services, AIDS and civil war, and also substance abuse are predominant factors that attributes with street children.   Method: 576 street children of 10-19 years were evaluated. Data were gathered by demographic and substance use check list. Theses check lists were designed by the researchers and included some simple question about ty...

Psychosocial and substance-use risk factors for intimate partner violence.

OBJECTIVE Few emergency department (ED) studies have described the relationship between family violence and subsequent intimate partner violence (IPV) or accounted for partner alcohol use in IPV victimization. This study sought to identify family history and substance-use factors associated with IPV among women presenting to an urban emergency department. METHODS Case-control study in which c...

Pattern of Substance Use and Related Factors in Male Prisoners

Background: Prisoner’s addiction is one of the major problems in many countries which imposes very high medical costs and social harm to communities. This study investigated the pattern of substance use and related factors in male prisoners in one of the prisons in southeastern Iran.Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in 2016. The study population was inmates of a prison in sout...

Adolescents’ perception of substance use and factors influencing its use: a qualitative study in Abu Dhabi

OBJECTIVE The objective of this article is to gain a deeper understanding of the attitudes and perceptions of adolescents in the United Arab Emirates regarding substance and to identify factors that, in their view, may influence the risk of substance use and suggest possible interventions. DESIGN This was a qualitative study that used a focus group approach. SETTING The study was carried ou...

Demographic Risk Factors Predicting Substance Use Treatment Outcomes