Investigating the Extent and Type of Inclination Towards Industrial Drugs Versus Traditional Drugs and the Factors Affecting It among Women and Men (Case of Study: Addicted Women and Men Referring to Addiction Treatment Centers in Golestan Province in 2024
Subject Areas : Iranian Sociological ReviewRazieh Hamedi 1 , Mohammadreza Naeimi 2 , Alireza Esmaili 3
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Keywords: Substance Abuse, Industrial Drugs, Traditional Drugs, Virtual Agency, Peer Social Pressure.,
Abstract :
The present research was conducted with the aim of comparing the extent and type of inclination of substance abusers towards traditional and industrial drugs and identifying the effective factors among individuals who were substance abusers in the first half of the year 1403 [2024] in Golestan province and were undergoing addiction treatment in intermediate-term rehabilitation centers and addiction treatment clinics. Background information was collected from 350 individuals through a researcher-made questionnaire, and supplementary information was obtained through semi-structured interviews with 177 of them. The results showed that approximately 90% of the subjects suffer from industrial substance abuse. Among the types of industrial drugs, the use of crystal methamphetamine (Shisheh) and cannabis (Gol) had a noticeable acceptance rate compared to other drugs. Finally, five factors—low price, virtual agency/activity (Koneshgari-e Majazi), peer social pressure, functional accessibility, and psychological and aesthetic well-being—each having sub-components, were identified as the most important factors influencing individuals’ inclination toward substance abuse, in that order.
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