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.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Pages (from-to) | 81-5 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISSN | 1735-8639 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |