Background: Adolescent substance use is an increasing major health problem in developing
countries. Objectives: To evaluate the sociodemographic characteristics and drug abuse …

Drug addiction has become a serious and complex problem. It affects all aspects of a
person's life including social, physical, and psychological. As a result of addiction, students' …

Drug treatment centres provide the highest level of rehab services for patients diagnosed
with drug addictions. Most inpatient drug rehab programs focus on medical detox and …

Background: Substance abuse is one of the most challenging public health problem. Recent
trends indicated that it has increased dramatically in developing countries. The present …

Background Early substance use results in some physical and mental health problems and
is a predictor of frequent use later in life. Youths have been recognized as a highly …

Unhealthy behaviors such as use of alcohol and drug usually begin during adolescence.
Izmir is on transit route for illicit substance due to geographical situation. Children and …

Background: Patients with substance use disorders are common in general medical practice
and are a major risk factor for several non-communicable diseases. Appropriate screening is …

Background: Cannabis is one of the commonly abused psychoactive substances worldwide.
The increasing abuse of this psychoactive substance is recognized as a significant public …

Objective: In this study we aimed to examine the trends and gender differences in substance
use behaviors and treatment seeking patterns of children and adolescents who were …

Background: Substance use disorders have become a widespread public health problem,
especially in the northeastern states, and limited studies have been undertaken to reflect the …