Drug Use among Street Children in Tehran, Iran: A Qualitative Study

Drug Use among Street Children in Tehran, Iran: A Qualitative Study

Introduction and objective: Globally, children who work and live on the streets are at higher risk of undesired behavioral health outcomes, including increased drug use and abuse. Considering the rapid growth of this population in Iran and the lack of program planning that is partly due to a scarcit...

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Main Authors: Masoumeh eDejman, Meroeh eVameghi, Payam eRoshanfekr, Fatemeh eDejman, Hassan eRafiey, Ameneh Setareh eForouzan, Shervin eAssari, Judith eBass, Renee M eJohnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
Family
Street children
Qualitative
Drug use
Rapid assessment
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2015.00279/full

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