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Volume 8, Issue 5 (Suppl)
J Addict Res Ther, an open access journal
ISSN: 2155-6105
6
th
World Congress on
August 29-31, 2017 | Prague, Czech Republic
Addiction Disorder & Addiction Therapy
Addiction Congress 2017
August 29-31, 2017
Attitudes towards drugs and substance use among Kuwaiti high school students
Humoud Alqashan
Kuwait University College of Social Science, Kuwait
T
he data were collected through self-report survey during the academic year of 2016, and 355 Kuwaiti youth from 16 schools served
as the study sample. Hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) was used to investigate whether or not direct or moderated relationships
existed among the variables in predicting drug use and youths' attitudes towards drugs. . Hierarchical linear modeling was also used
to investigate variability among schools in school mean substance use and school mean attitudes towards drugs. Findings indicated
that acculturation tended not to have direct effects on substance use and attitudes towards drugs. Findings from this study indicated
that continued research on the role of attitudes in substance use among Kuwaiti high school student's is warranted. With regard to
prevention interventions, the present study illustrates that providers need to be aware that attitudes level impacts the influence that
risk factors have on substance use un the future.The present study examined the relationships between gender, attitudes towards
drugs addiction, and the potential of drug use. In addition, it examined Kuwaiti high school student's perceptions of their parents',
peers', and attitudes towards drugs and drugs addiction.
hq1965@yahoo.comHumoud Alqashan, J Addict Res Ther 2017, 8:5 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2155-6105-C1-033