Drug Abuse among University Students of Rafsanjan, Iran

authors:

avatar Omid Rezahosseini 1 , avatar Ali Roohbakhsh 2 , * , avatar Vahid Tavakolian 1 , avatar Sepideh Assar 3

Medical Student, Students Research Committee, School of Medicine, Ranfsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
Assistant Professor, PhysiologyPharmacology Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
Dental Student, Students Research Committee, School of Dentistry, Ranfsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences: Vol.8, issue 2; 81-5
published online: June 30, 2014
article type: Original Article
received: January 02, 2013
revised: March 30, 2013
accepted: January 16, 2014

how to cite: 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. 

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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