Drug Abuse among University Students of Rafsanjan, Iran

Omid Rezahosseini; Ali Roohbakhsh; Vahid Tavakolian; Sepideh Assar

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Drug Abuse among University Students of Rafsanjan, Iran

Author(s):

Omid Rezahosseini¹,

Ali Roohbakhsh^2,*,

Vahid Tavakolian¹,

Sepideh Assar³

1Medical Student, Students Research Committee, School of Medicine, Ranfsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran

2Assistant Professor, PhysiologyPharmacology Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran

3Dental Student, Students Research Committee, School of Dentistry, Ranfsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran

IJ Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences:Vol. 8, issue 2; 81-5

Published online:Jun 30, 2014

Article type:Research Article

Received:Jan 02, 2013

Accepted:Jan 16, 2014

How to Cite:Omid Rezahosseini Ali RoohbakhshVahid TavakolianSepideh AssarDrug Abuse among University Students of Rafsanjan, Iran.Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci.2014;8(2):81-5.

Abstract

Objective: The present study aimed to determine the frequency of drug abused in a sample of university students in Rafsanjan, Iran.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 1,260 students volunteered (311 males and 949 females) with mean age of 21.35 years. Data were collected by a self-administrated questionnaire regarding drugs abuse and demographic information.

Results: Benzodiazepines were the most common abused drugs which were reported in 94 students (7.4%). Other agents studied were cigarette and tobacco (159, cases 12.6%), alcoholic drinks (60 cases, 4.7%), and opiates (42 cases, 3.3%). Forty-three students (3.4%) had used methylphenidate in the last 6 months. Of this, 39 (90.6%) experienced insomnia. All students who abused methylphenidate indicated that the reason for this behavior was to raise alertness and conscious levels.

Conclusion: The pattern of drug abuse among the students here seems similar to other reports from Iranian universities.

Declaration of interest: None.

Citation: Rezahosseini O, Roohbakhsh A, Tavakolian V, Assar S. Drug abuse among university students of Rafsanjan, Iran. Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci 2014; 8(2): 81-5. Key words: • Cigarette • Drug Abuse • Methylphenidate

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