Evaluation of Behavioral Control aimed at Improving Students' Behavior Concerning Substance abuse


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Mahmoud Mohammed Ahmed,Nasir Muwfaq Younis,Rian Mahmood Ibrahim

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2

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7

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Abstract The most commonly used substances include adolescents "alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs" Commencement of alcohol use and marijuana experimentation in adolescence, and consumption habits typically rise dramatically during this developmental stage. Alcohol is the drug which is most widely used (1), found that more than 47 percent of students are addicted to marijuana, and 4 percent are heavy users. Overall, the prevalence of substance use disorders among young people is about 10 percent, and the prevalence rate increases by about 20 percent between 17 and 18 years of age (2). The most commonly involved substances are alcohol and marijuana. Adolescents with extreme SUD involving different drugs, which are uncommon in community studies, are increasingly common in adolescent addiction medicine

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Keywords: Evaluation, Behavioral Control, Improving, Substance abuse