The Effectiveness of Group Training on Complications of drug abuse on Behavioral Activation and Inhibition of Systems and Substance Abuse Attitude in Adolescents at Risk.

Abstract objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine The Effectiveness of Group Training on Complications of drug abuse on Behavioral Activation and Inhibition of Systems and Substance Abuse Attitude among high-risk male adolescents. Method: The research method was quasi-experimental and the Statistical Society consisted of 3062 Secondary high school male students of Meshkin Shahr city. From the 25 classes by cluster sampling method, 42 students were randomly selected and divided into control and experimental groups. Carver and White's Behavioral Activation and Inhibition of Systems, Addiction Preparedness, and Attitude to Substance Abuse Scales were used for data collection and data were analyzed by using MANOVA. Results: The results showed that training on the complications of substance abuse effects on increasing behavioral inhibition system and decreasing positive attitude to addiction. Conclusion: These findings suggest that training on the complications of substance abuse can affect the behavioral inhibition system and Attitude to substance use and decrease the tendency of people to use drugs.