Authors:
K.M. Ashifa, İrem Büyük

Addresses:
Department of Health Science, Istanbul Gelisim University, Avcilar, Turkey. ashifakattur@gmail.com, irembuyuk@gmail.com

Abstract:

The paper is described as a psychoactive substance in the literature and has been used historically in practically all civilizations as a narcotic, sedative, recreational, and medicinal substance. One of the things that negatively affects society everywhere is drug addiction. Substance abuse has become a major issue affecting psychosocial, cultural, economic, and societal aspects. Its use has physiological and psychological effects on the individual. The study adopted a quantitative research design. An online quantitative survey was conducted with a simple random technique in order to evaluate the knowledge of the university students in İstanbul about addiction disease. For the questionnaire, the addiction information scale was used. This Istanbul-based study discusses the definition of addiction. It measures university students’ knowledge of the factors that lead to substance use, as well as biases against individuals who use addictive substances, behavioural patterns caused by these prejudices, and methods that should be used to raise awareness among university students as a result of the findings.

Keywords: Addiction Students; Drug Abuse; Students Awareness; Narcotic Substances; Hallucinogenic Substances; Behavior and Society; Stigmatization and Rehabilitation; Impact on Society.

Received on: 12/08/2023, Revised on: 21/10/2023, Accepted on: 25/12/2023, Published on: 07/03/2024

DOI: 10.69888/FTSTL.2024.000202

FMDB Transactions on Sustainable Techno Learning, 2024 Vol. 2 No. 1, Pages: 1-10

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