Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used. The questionnaire covered students'
demographic profiles, including age, gender, and academic branch, and statements related …

Background: This study investigated the epidemiology of drug abuse among high school
students in Kerman. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study on a randomly selected …

Background: Considering the problem of drug abuse in Iran especially in adolescents and
the youth, recent alterations in drug abuse rate and its trend, the necessity to have local …

Methods This cross-sectional study was carried out in 2009 in Isfahan province. The study
population was high school students, who were randomly selected by multi-stage cluster …

Background & Aims: Substance abuse by adolescents is one of the most important health
challenges throughout the world. This study was performed to estimate the prevalence of …

This study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of illicit substance use among students
of Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) in four repeated surveys from 2006 to …

Objective: Few data are available about drug use among Iraqi society, especially among
people within the most vulnerable period, adolescence and secondary education. Hence …

Background: The use of alcohol, tobacco and other substances constitutes one of the most
important risk–taking behaviour among adolescents and young adults in secondary schools …

Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of illicit use of substances and identify the factors
associated with illicit drug use among male students in the state-run Kuwait University and …

Background: As the first experience of substance abuse often starts in adolescence, and
studies have shown that drug use is mainly related to cigarette and alcohol consumption, an …