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Journal of Psychology and Cognition | Volume 4
May 13-14, 2019 | Prague, Czech Republic
Addiction Research and Therapy
2nd International Conference on
J Psychol Cognition, Volume 4
Drug Abuse related risk factors within people subject to probation order due to illicit
drug use
Duygu Altin
Ege University, Turkey
Aim: Drug abuse, which is one of the top reasons for
mortality in the world is not easily detected and treated.
People using and/or possesing drugs are subject to
probation order according to related criminal law in Turkey
as it is in many countries all around the world. This study
aims to find risk factors related to drug abuse within
people referred to probation service, which is one of the
most important services in related field since it has the
longest direct contact with drug users in Turkey.
Method: The sample has been chosen by random sampling
method within people under probation order due to
Turkish Criminal Law Article 191. The study is performed
with 200 participants who are aged 18-55 years and whose
age average is 27.51(±7.01), following written permission
taken from General Directorate of Prisons And Detention
Houses.During face to face individual interviews, the aim
of the study is told to individuals and Informed Consent
Form is given to individuals who accept to participate.
Then, Personal Information Form and ASSIST( Alcohol,
Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test) which
is developed by WHO and of which reliability and validity
of Turkish version is studied by the researcher are applied.
Independent sample t tests are performed between
possible risk factors which are working status; previous
pobation, criminal, treatment, suicide, psychiatric disorder
history of the person and his drug abuse risk level(ASSIST
total points).
Findings: Statistically significant results are obtained
between working status, previous probation, criminal,
treatment, suicide, psychiatric disorder history of the
person and his drug abuse risk level( p=0.21;p=0.17;
p=0.00; p=0.00; p=0.01; p=0.01 respectively p<0.05).
Results: Above mentioned risk factors provides wider
viewpoints not only for further research, but also for
intervention and prevention work.
Speaker Biography
Duygu Altin has completed her MSc from Ege University, Turkey in
field of drug addiction and studied in collaboration with World Health
Organization. She has also completed addiction counseling education
at Capa Medical Faculty, Istanbul and advanced addiction counseling
education which lasted for 2 years each. She had her B.A. in field of
psychology from Bosphorus University which gives 100% education
in English. She works as a probation expert/psychologist/addiction
counselor since foundation of the probation system in Turkey. As an
executivememberofTurkishProbationOfficersAssociationandanofficial
trainer for collegues within Turkish Ministry of Justice, she has attended
many international study visits, congresses, EU projects as a speaker.
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