Title of article
Drug Abuse among University Students of Rafsanjan, Iran
Author/Authors
hosseini, Omid Reza School of Medicine - Ranfsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan , Roohbakhsh, Ali Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan , Tavakolian, Vahid School of Medicine - Ranfsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan , Assar, Sepideh School of Dentistry - Ranfsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan
Pages
5
From page
81
To page
85
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.
Keywords
Cigarette , Drug Abuse , Methylphenidate , Student , Tobacco
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2014
Record number
2427944
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