Objectives Tendency toward substance use is influenced by a range of individual, familial, and social factors. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between family emotional atmosphere, sense of coherence, and affects with tendency toward substance use among university students.  Methods In this descriptive-correlative study, a total of 400 students (311 males and 89 females) were s...

The present study aims to compare the difficulties of emotional regulation and distress between substance abusers and normal individuals. The research method was causal-comparative. The population included all people who self-referred to addiction treatment centers in Aradan city in the winter of 1395/2017. The statistical population of the normal individuals was relatives of substance abusers....

The present study aimed to evaluate secondary school textbooks in terms of prevention components of substance dependence. The research method was descriptive and content analysis. The research population included all secondary school textbooks published in 1397. Sampling was not performed and all research community was surveyed. Data gathering tool was a researcher-made content analysis questio...

Background: Identifying the factors effective on the tendency to substance use from the viewpoint of high-risk groups such as prisoners is essential for planning to control and prevent substance use. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors related to substance use tendency from the prisoners' point of view.   Methods: This descriptive and analytic cross-sectional study was perfo...

 Background: Substance abuse is the most important problem for mental health specialists in the contemporary societies. This study was aimed to examine the role of personality traits and demographical factors in attitude towards substance abuse and its outcomes. Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive study, from students of Damghan University, 95 boys and 105 girls selected by sim...

Substance abuse is one of the most critical issues in modern societies. Treatment of substance-dependent individuals is difficult and requires a comprehensive therapeutic system with different approaches such as drug therapy, psychotherapy, and rehabilitation. The purpose of the present research was to review the family components related to addiction. The method of this research was a library ...