Investigating the reasons for the tendency of twelfth grade male students to use addictive substances

Addiction means depending on something, so that if it is not available, it disrupts the life of the addicted person. There are many types of addiction, one of which is addiction to addictive substances. According to the classification of the World Health Organization, addictive substances are divided into three categories: stimulants, hallucinogens, and narcotics based on the effects they have on the body and mind. In general, addictive substances among the general public include drugs, cigarettes, hookah, and alcoholic beverages, which the researcher, with the help of narrative research and interviews with a number of teachers, academic advisors, and twelfth grade male students of schools in the Haft district of Mashhad in the first half of the year The academic year 1400-1401 investigated the causes and reasons for the tendency of twelfth grade male students to use addictive substances. The researcher is searching to find the causes from the words of the teenagers themselves and the teachers and academic advisors who have the most contact with them, and has specialized in studying and examining male students, which in his sample is not found in any of the researches in the background section of the research. not found The findings of the research after conducting the interviews show that the family is a mirror of the adolescent's behavior and if the family atmosphere is not suitable and the existence of addiction grounds, it is a reason for the tendency to addiction. Due to the lack of supervision, the relationships between friends and classmates can lead to addiction, on the other hand, teachers and school staff have a preventive role. There is a weak positive correlation between entrance exams and addiction, while there is a negative correlation between addiction and the level of religious beliefs. The media is also good and bad, and depending on where they draw the line from, it can be a factor for addiction. Virtual education during the coronavirus crisis cannot be considered as a direct factor in the tendency towards addictive substances, unless it is considered as a media, although this factor has caused an increase in the statistics of another type of addiction, i.e. Internet addiction, in addition to the factors mentioned, factors such as skill Saying no, economic poverty, education level of families, media literacy, lack of healthy entertainment, toxic atmosphere of the society, cheapness and easy and quick access to all kinds of drugs were mentioned as factors involved in this phenomenon along with the above seven factors.

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Male students , adolescence period , twelfth grade , drugs , addiction