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The Prevention of Drug Abuse, Methods, Challenges and Researches


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1 Department of Electronics, Young Researcher Club, Zabol Branch ,Islamic Azad University, Zabol, Iran, Islamic Republic of
2 Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon Branch, Tonekabon, Iran, Islamic Republic of
3 Department of Psychology, Young Researcher Club, Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan, Iran, Islamic Republic of
4 Department of Architecture, Young Researcher Club, Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan, Iran, Islamic Republic of
 

Drug use is one of the most dangerous problems of human societies in the modern era, which, in addition to numerous health problems, put also the cultural-social foundations at risk, and unfortunately, the youth are the most vulnerable age group for drug abuse. Nowadays, the emphasis is to cooperatively and coordinately prevent drug addiction and because this principle is superior to drug abuse treatment, there have been numerous training methods for preventing drug abuse for different age periods. The present study is aimed to review these methods and also the causes of drug abuse and the researches done in this field.

Keywords

Drug Abuse, Psychology, Addiction
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Authors

Mohammad Sourizaei
Department of Electronics, Young Researcher Club, Zabol Branch ,Islamic Azad University, Zabol, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Javad Khalatbari
Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon Branch, Tonekabon, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Mohammad Mojtaba Keikhayfarzaneh
Department of Psychology, Young Researcher Club, Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Ramnaz Raisifard
Department of Architecture, Young Researcher Club, Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan, Iran, Islamic Republic of

Abstract


Drug use is one of the most dangerous problems of human societies in the modern era, which, in addition to numerous health problems, put also the cultural-social foundations at risk, and unfortunately, the youth are the most vulnerable age group for drug abuse. Nowadays, the emphasis is to cooperatively and coordinately prevent drug addiction and because this principle is superior to drug abuse treatment, there have been numerous training methods for preventing drug abuse for different age periods. The present study is aimed to review these methods and also the causes of drug abuse and the researches done in this field.

Keywords


Drug Abuse, Psychology, Addiction

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17485/ijst%2F2011%2Fv4i8%2F30910