Comparing the Mental Health and Life Expectancy of the Addicted and Normal people

The aim of the present research was to compare the mental health and life expectancy of the addicted and normal people. The population under study includes the addicts referring to one of the Methadone Treatment Centers for drug addiction in the city of Ghorveh (Nikoo Salamat) and the normal people residing in the same city in the year 2013. The sample size of 100 people includes 50 addicts referring to one of the drug addiction clinics and 50 healthy and normal people residing in Ghorveh was selected through the simple random sampling. To collect data, a 28-question mental health (GHQ) questionnaire and the Snyderʹs Life Expectancy were used. To analyze the data, frequency, percentage, average and the t test were applied. The results indicated that there are differences in each of the four scales (Physical symptoms, anxiety, and the disorder in social performance and depression) as well as the life expectancy between the addicts and the normal people.