بررسي عوامل اجتماعي و محيطي مرتبط با بازگشت مجدد معتادان به مصرف مواد افيوني در مراجعين به مراكز دولتي ترك اعتياد شهر همدان 1379

A Study on Social and Environmental Factors which Made Addicts to Relapse into Drug Abuse in Hamedan

Background: Up to 75% of addicts who are released from jail or detoxification centers relapse into drug abuse. This makes the addiction problem more complicated. The aim of this descriptive study was to determine the social and environmental factors which cause addicts to return to drug abuse after their treatment in Hamadan in 2000. Materials and Methods: Structured interviews were used to collect data. Samples comprised of 96 addicted men aged 15-60 years who at least once had given up their addiction habit. Results: Most important factors for these individualsʹ becoming addicts again were as follows: 1) association with bad friends (87.5%), 2) unemployment (70.9%), 3) poverty (67.7%), 4) family problems (74.1%). Improper behavior of family with unmarried addicts (100%) and improper behavior of wife and children with married addicts (74.1%) were remarkable family factors related to return to drug abuse. Conclusion; Based on the social and environmental factors it seems that training, changing of lifestyle, advice, and employment are ways which may help addicts overcome the problem of relapse into drug abuse.