Background and aims: Today, most societies are exposed to the effects of narcotics and stimulants. This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the factors of substances use in soldiers who referred to a military hospital.
Methods: This is a applied study and the research method is survey. 380 soldiers admitted in the hospital with any diagnosis in 2018 were selected as the sample of the study by easy sampling and their urine samples were tested by morphine, cannabis and amphetamine kits. To investigate the factors of the tendency to substances use, a 31-question questionnaire was used.Independent sample t test, Friedman test and spss software version 22 were used in the analysis of the findings.
Results: among the individual factors of the tendency to use substances, the most common factor was "experiencing an interesting state".Among the family factors of the tendency to substances use, the most effective factor was the lack of recognition of friends by parents.Among the social factors, the barrack environment had the greatest impact . Also, there was a significant relationship between low economic conditions and substances use.
Conclusion: There is a significant relationship between the tendency of substances use in soldiers with:"experiencing an interesting state", history of substances use in the person and his surroundings, not knowing friends by parents, not bring up problems with parents, being in the barracks environment and its stresses, and the weak economic situation.
Shahmiri H, Tizhoosh M. Examining the factors of tendency to substances use in soldiers referring to a military hospital. NPWJM 2024; 12 (42) : 2 URL: http://npwjm.ajaums.ac.ir/article-1-1017-en.html