Descriptive Study on Magnitude of Substance Abuse among Students of Aman Poly Technique College Students, Bench Maji Zone South West Ethiopia

Journal of Addiction Research and Therapy Pub Date : 2017-04-18 DOI:10.4172/2155-6105.1000320

Mesfin Geremew Birega, Banchlay Addis, Minilk Agmasu, M. Tadele

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Background: The world drug problem continues to constitute a serious threat to public health and to the safety and well-being of humanity. It is also one of burning public health problem in Ethiopia. There is research evidence that showed increment of trend of substance abuse among high school and college students. Objective: To assess the magnitude of substance abuse among students of Aman Poly Technique College in 2016. Methodology: A descriptive quantitative cross sectional study was conducted to assess the magnitude of substance abuse among the students of Aman Poly Technique College. Results: The overall Prevalence of substance abuse was 42.5%. The commonly used substances were chat chewing 65%, Alcohol 28% and cigarette 4.8%. And the reasons to initiate substance abuse were peer pressure were36.8%, to relive from tension 20% and academic dissatisfaction were 18.4%. Conclusion: According to this study we conclude that chat was the most abused substance followed by alcohol and peer pressure was the most significant reason to initiate substance abuse.

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埃塞俄比亚西南部马吉板凳区阿曼理工学院学生药物滥用程度的描述性研究

背景:世界毒品问题继续对公众健康以及人类的安全和福祉构成严重威胁。这也是埃塞俄比亚亟待解决的公共卫生问题之一。有研究表明，高中生和大学生滥用药物的趋势呈上升趋势。目的:了解2016年安曼理工学院学生药物滥用的严重程度。方法:采用描述性定量横断面研究方法评估安曼理工学院学生药物滥用程度。结果:药物滥用总体发生率为42.5%。最常用的物质是咀嚼65%，酒精28%，香烟4.8%。开始滥用药物的原因分别是同伴压力(36.8%)、缓解紧张(20%)和学业不满(18.4%)。结论:聊天是青少年滥用药物最多的一种，其次是酒精，而同伴压力是导致青少年滥用药物的最重要原因。

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