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Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
The Official Journal of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences
e-ISSN 2383-2894
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Comparison of patterns of substance abuse disorders in urban and rural population
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morad rasouli azad1,*, bahram ali ghanbari hashemabadi2, Samad Shirinzadeh-Dastgiri3, Marjan Alamikhah4, Omid Saed3, Toktam Kazemini5
1Student, Clinical Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science and Health Services, Tehran, Iran
2Associate professor of Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Medical Science and Health Services, Mashhad, Iran.
3MSc of Psychology.
4Student, Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Torbat-e-Jam branch, Torbat-e-Jam, Iran
5Student, Clinical Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Medical Science and Health Services, Mashhad, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Student, Clinical Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science and Health Services, Tehran, Iran Email: mrasoliazad@yahoo.com
Published online:Dec 27, 2010
Article type:Research Article
Received:Nov 24, 2009
Accepted:Jul 26, 2010
How to Cite:rasouli azad M, ghanbari hashemabadi BA, Shirinzadeh-Dastgiri S, Alamikhah M, Saed O, et al. Comparison of patterns of substance abuse disorders in urban and rural population. Zahedan J Res Med Sci. 2011;13(1):e94087. doi:
Abstract
Background: Studies of the prevalence of substance abuse in rural and urban population in different countries revealed variable results regarding to the study method, study population, age group and measuring tools. The purpose of this research is to compare the patterns of substance abuse disorders in urban and rural population in
Materials and Method: Two groups consecutively admitted patients who referred to substance treatment clinics of
Results: This study showed statistically significant differences between two groups in marital status, education level, monthly income and job. Also the samples were differed in substance type, history of injection and quit, abuse of nicotine, cannabis and alcohol in long life.
Conclusion: Rural and urban societies have differences in patterns of substance abuse that can be originated from social-context differences.
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