Social Influences of Methamphetamine Abuse Among Youngsters in Mardan
Keywords:
drug abuse, stimulants, methamphetamines., drug addiction, abuse, illicit drugsAbstract
The present study was conducted to get an idea of methamphetamine drug abuse among young people in Mardan KP, Pakistan. In this study the researcher examines factors affecting ICE/meth drug abuse, the types of ICE/meth drug people use or whether they have received treatment or not. In this study the researcher uses Quantitative research method. The study is cross-sectional in nature. The researcher uses purposive sampling which belongs to the non-probability sampling technique. The researcher collected data from study area through questionnaire. Results show that majority of the respondents were 18-25 years old in which majority of the respondents have used cigarette first before they started taking ICE and most of the respondents were currently using ICE. Most of them were using it more heavy form of ICE. Family and peers appears to have strong influence on young people use of ICE. Respondents reported ICE use for several reasons including fun, curiosity, relaxation and to look cool. Few respondents were willing to receive treatment or have ever received treatment. Further such studies need to be conducted in order to get more information about social influence and how relevant policies can be design.
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