Stigmatization of people with alcohol and drug addiction among Turkish undergraduate students.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Stigmatization of people with substance use problems have been reported to be high among young adults in Western countries. It is not clear if this finding could be replicated among emerging adults in non-Western countries. Thus, the aim of this study was to firstly explore stigmatizing attitudes of undergraduate students in Turkey towards people with alcohol, marijuana and heroin addiction, and then test a mediation model to explain stigmatizing attitudes among college students.

Method

A total of 513 undergraduate students participated in the study. They completed a set of questionnaires to measure perceived stigma towards substance use, perceived danger and feeling fearful towards people with substance addiction (i.e., alcohol, heroin, marijuana), and a willin

SUBMITTER: Topkaya N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8664964 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature