Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Journal of Isfahan Medical School 1027-7595 36 479 2018 06 22 The Attitude of High-School Students in Isfahan Province, Iran, towards Addictive Substances, and their Association with Social Determinants of Health The Attitude of High-School Students in Isfahan Province, Iran, towards Addictive Substances, and their Association with Social Determinants of Health 494 501 15565 10.22122/jims.v36i479.9895 FA Hourieh Ansari Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran 0000-0002-2468-5345 Ziba Farajzadegan Professor, Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran 0000-0002-8811-6678 Sobhi Al-Dirani Student of Medicine, Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran Kamal Heidari Associate professor, Research Center of Social Determinants of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran Razieh Omidi Unit of Adolescents, Youth, and School Health, Vice Chancellor for Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran Zahra Amini Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran 0000-0001-7642-2531 Tohid Jafari-Koshki Assistant Professor, Road Traffic Injury Research Center AND Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran 0000-0002-6928-1387 Journal Article 2018 04 09 Background: Substance abuse in adolescence could affect this period of life, as well as individual rest life. In this research, we studied the attitude of high-school student towards drug abuse, and the effect of some social determinants of heath associated with it.Methods: 3223 high-school students residing Isfahan Province, Iran, in 2015 were included in the study. Data were collected using the researcher-made questionnaire of assessment of knowledge, attitude, and action of urban and rural high-school students in Isfahan Province.Findings: In students’ opinion, momentary tipsiness and depression were the side-effects of drug abuse. Divorce of parents, and seeking pleasure were the most important factors associated with inclination to drugs albeit scored higher by girls. Moreover, girls expressed inability in dealing with daily difficulties as a factor in tendency to drug abuse. Whereas, boys claimed that factors such as too free time, and inadequate recreational facilities were more important. Among social determinants of health, education level of parents, father’s job, and residential area had significant effects on tendency to drug abuse.Conclusion: Besides preventive and educational policies, policy makers and parents should pay attention to improving their children’s self-esteem and self-management abilities, and provide homes as favorable and welcome places for them. Background: Substance abuse in adolescence could affect this period of life, as well as individual rest life. In this research, we studied the attitude of high-school student towards drug abuse, and the effect of some social determinants of heath associated with it.Methods: 3223 high-school students residing Isfahan Province, Iran, in 2015 were included in the study. Data were collected using the researcher-made questionnaire of assessment of knowledge, attitude, and action of urban and rural high-school students in Isfahan Province.Findings: In students’ opinion, momentary tipsiness and depression were the side-effects of drug abuse. Divorce of parents, and seeking pleasure were the most important factors associated with inclination to drugs albeit scored higher by girls. Moreover, girls expressed inability in dealing with daily difficulties as a factor in tendency to drug abuse. Whereas, boys claimed that factors such as too free time, and inadequate recreational facilities were more important. Among social determinants of health, education level of parents, father’s job, and residential area had significant effects on tendency to drug abuse.Conclusion: Besides preventive and educational policies, policy makers and parents should pay attention to improving their children’s self-esteem and self-management abilities, and provide homes as favorable and welcome places for them. https://jims.mui.ac.ir/article_15565_726e4f3bcd24a4d4eee9dfe31cfc5823.pdf