introduction: behavioral science experts believe that all entities capable of stimulating a person can be addictive; and whenever a habit changes into an obligation, it can be considered as an addiction. researchers also believe that there are a number of similarities as well as some differences between drug addiction and behavioral addiction diagnostic symptoms. the purpose of this study is to...

drug abuse and its crimes is one of the biggest problems in all countries, including iran. according to available statistics more than half of the prisoners in connection with drug remain in jail as increasing numbers of addicts and various anomalies of addiction in the community marker lack of effectiveness of the preventive measures taken in the country. accordingly, given the need to determi...

background: the international drug abuse standards were achieved by review of a vast meta-analysis in the world and released 2 years ago in vienna. review of national programs in recent 20 years and conformity of them is the main objective of this presentation. methods: based on research that was supported by unodc and dchq, the demand reduction program in iran at the mentioned time was studied...

aim and background: biological, psychological and social phenomenon of substance abuse in adolescents is one of the most critical issues facing modern societies. one of the major concerns of the health and social policy makers is the increasing prevalence of addictive behaviors, particularly tobacco smoking in this age group. prevalence and trends toward high-risk behaviors among adolescents in...

aims: drug abuse among college students continues as a major public-health concern. theory-driven research is necessary to address and find causes. the current research investigates the utility of theory of planned behavior (tpb) in designing and implementing a drug abuse educational prevention program among medical college students. methods: this quasi-experimental study was conducted among 12...

Opioid addiction is classified as a Substance Use Disorder (SUD), complex and chronic health condition with physical, social, psychological consequences. While there no cure for it, we present novel approach towards preventing hallmark feature of addiction-- the opiate withdrawal syndrome. Opioids exert numerous effects, acutely chronically, on nervous system physical dependence, tolerance, bei...

BACKGROUND This research sought to determine how well the causes of addiction, addiction harms, and prevention of addiction have been noticed in high school textbooks. METHODS We used descriptive method to select the main related components of the addiction concept and content analysis method for analyzing the content of textbooks. The study population comprised 61 secondary school curriculum...

Background and aims Out of a large number of studies on Internet addiction, only a few have been published on the prevention of Internet addiction. The aim of this study is provide a systematic review of scientific articles regarding the prevention of Internet addiction and to identify the relevant topics published in this area of interest. Methods The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic R...

PURPOSE This study was done to provide fundamental data for the development of competency reinforcement programs to prevent addictive behavior in adolescents through the construction and examination of an addiction prevention core competency model. METHODS In this study core competencies for preventing addictive behavior in adolescents through competency modeling were identified, and the addi...