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Etiology of Drug Abuse: A Narrative Analysis
Introduction and Aim. Further gains in the prevention of drug abuse disorders require in-depth and holistic understanding of the risk factors of addiction from different perspectives. Lay persons and experts have different concepts of risk which could complement each other. The purpose of this study...
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4160618/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25247105 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/352835 |
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author | Jadidi, Nadjme Nakhaee, Nouzar |
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description | Introduction and Aim. Further gains in the prevention of drug abuse disorders require in-depth and holistic understanding of the risk factors of addiction from different perspectives. Lay persons and experts have different concepts of risk which could complement each other. The purpose of this study was to elaborate drug abuse risk factors through the story of individuals who had become drug dependent. Design and Methods. In this qualitative research, 33 individuals attending treatment centres for drug abuse were interviewed about the story of their addiction in Kerman, Iran. Interview questions were around the story of the participants. Results. All participants were male and in the age range of 18–40 years. Narrative analysis identified five themes as the main risk factors: family factors, peer pressure, the effect of gateway drugs (especially waterpipe), individual characteristics, and the community factors. More emphasis was placed upon the role of family factors, peer influence, and gateway effect. Discussion and Conclusion. This study elicited information from drug dependent subjects regarding the risk factors of drug abuse. According to drug dependent individuals' views, more attention should be devoted to family and peer influences by policy makers, in developing culture-based preventive strategies. |
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spelling | pubmed-41606182014-09-22 Etiology of Drug Abuse: A Narrative Analysis Jadidi, Nadjme Nakhaee, Nouzar J Addict Research Article Introduction and Aim. Further gains in the prevention of drug abuse disorders require in-depth and holistic understanding of the risk factors of addiction from different perspectives. Lay persons and experts have different concepts of risk which could complement each other. The purpose of this study was to elaborate drug abuse risk factors through the story of individuals who had become drug dependent. Design and Methods. In this qualitative research, 33 individuals attending treatment centres for drug abuse were interviewed about the story of their addiction in Kerman, Iran. Interview questions were around the story of the participants. Results. All participants were male and in the age range of 18–40 years. Narrative analysis identified five themes as the main risk factors: family factors, peer pressure, the effect of gateway drugs (especially waterpipe), individual characteristics, and the community factors. More emphasis was placed upon the role of family factors, peer influence, and gateway effect. Discussion and Conclusion. This study elicited information from drug dependent subjects regarding the risk factors of drug abuse. According to drug dependent individuals' views, more attention should be devoted to family and peer influences by policy makers, in developing culture-based preventive strategies. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014 2014-08-26 /pmc/articles/PMC4160618/ /pubmed/25247105 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/352835 Text en Copyright © 2014 N. Jadidi and N. Nakhaee. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Jadidi, Nadjme Nakhaee, Nouzar Etiology of Drug Abuse: A Narrative Analysis |
title | Etiology of Drug Abuse: A Narrative Analysis |
title_full | Etiology of Drug Abuse: A Narrative Analysis |
title_fullStr | Etiology of Drug Abuse: A Narrative Analysis |
title_full_unstemmed | Etiology of Drug Abuse: A Narrative Analysis |
title_short | Etiology of Drug Abuse: A Narrative Analysis |
title_sort | etiology of drug abuse: a narrative analysis |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4160618/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25247105 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/352835 |
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