Substance abuse in Iranian high school students

Poorasl, Asghar Mohammad; Vahidi, Rezagholi; Fakhari, Ali; Rostami, Fatemeh; Dastghiri, Saeed

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.05.008

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“…In this study, pleasure seeking, modeling, and tension release were the most common reasons for drug use. In a study in Tabriz – another city in the northeast (Tabriz study) – among 1785 male high school students, 12.7% had a lifetime history of alcohol use and 2.0% for other substances (22). …”

Section: High School Studentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Unfortunately this situation does not prevent its use among adolescents, and, in fact, alcohol is the most common illicit substance among Iranian high school students, especially among boys (20–22). Two studies in Kerman have shown lifetime prevalences for alcohol between 11.4% and 18.2% among male high school students and between 5.1% and 8.9% among females (19,37**).…”

Section: High School Studentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Substance abuse among Iranian high school students

Momtazi

Rawson

2010

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

122

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Purpose of review In this study, we reviewed data on drug use among high school students in Iran. Recent findings Published epidemiological studies in international and domestic journals show that drug use/abuse is a serious mental health problem in Iran. There is cultural support for opium in Iran, and also there is cultural tolerance for tobacco smoking, especially as water pipe smoking, in Iranian families. Alcohol, opium, and cannabis are the most frequently used illicit drugs, but there are new emerging problems with anabolic steroids, ecstasy, and stimulant substances, such as crystal methamphetamine. Summary There is serious drug abuse problem among Iranian high school students. It could be due to role-modeling by parents – mainly fathers – and also cultural tolerance of some substances. Early onset of tobacco smoking, with a daily use rate between 4.4% and 12.8% in high school students, is an important risk factor for other drug abuse problems. Use of all types of drugs, except prescription drugs, is more prevalent among boys. Alcohol is the most frequently abused substance, with a lifetime rate of at least 9.9%. Lifetime rates of opiate use – mostly opium – were between 1.2 an 8.6% in different parts of the country. As drug abuse is a frequent problem among Iranian high school students, it is necessary to design and implement drug prevention programs to protect them. Such programs, including life skills training and drug education, have been operating in recent years for Iranian students from kindergarten to the university level.

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Section: High School Studentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: High School Studentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Substance abuse among Iranian high school students

Momtazi

Rawson

2010

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

122

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“…Statistics show that over 90% of those, who have substance use disorders, started drug use under the age of 18 and more than half of them first experienced drugs when they were below 15 years of age (3). This necessitates further researches to investigate the causes of substance use in early adolescence.…”

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confidence: 99%

Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of Social Cognitive Scales Related to Substance Use Behavior in Iranian Adolescents

Dastgerdi

Ghofranipour

Mostafavi

2018

Int J High Risk Behav Addict

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Background: The translation and back-translation, and cultural adaptation with face and content validity, were done in the first step. Factorial and construct validity were assessed in a cross-sectional survey, in 3 steps, including: item analysis, explanatory analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis on 720 adolescents, aged 14 to 18 years old, in Isfahan. Reliability was also assessed with Cronbach's alpha.

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“…Also, among high-school students in Shiraz, 32% percent have used alcohol and 2.1% have used drugs (19). Among Tabriz students, 12.7% have used alcohol, 2% have used drugs, and 59% have smoked cigarettes (20). More than half of U.S. high school students have tried smoking (21).…”

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confidence: 99%