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IJ Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
IJPBS is the Official Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
e-ISSN 1735-9287
p-ISSN 1735-8639
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Drug Abuse among University Students of Rafsanjan, Iran
Authors
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
*Corresponding Author: Assistant Professor, PhysiologyPharmacology Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran, Tel: +98-3915234003, Fax: +98-3918220092 Email: [email protected]
Published online:Jun 30, 2014
Article type:Research Article
Received:Jan 02, 2013
Accepted:Jan 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):. doi:
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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