Study of the pattern of drug use among clients referring to the compulsory maintenance, treatment and reducing the harm of addicts center in Urmia in 1394

The purpose of this study was to investigate the pattern of substance and drug abuse in the compulsory maintenance and rehabilitation center of Yaghmour A´la in the city of Urmia in 1394. In this descriptive cross-sectional study, a total of 812 people who were admitted to the addiction camp of Yaghmour A´la in the city of Urmia in 1394 were evaluated. Patients' data were collected and recorded in pre-designed forms and analyzed by SPSS20 software. All subjects were male with a mean age of 36.60 ± 8.41 years, mostly married (43.7%) and unemployed (2.51%) with primary and secondary education (4.58%). Approximately 9.56% of addicts had no history of abandonment. The majority of subjects had no previous history of physical, psychological or medication problems (1.88%, 76%, 75% respectively), but at present they often complained of psychological and physical symptoms at the same time. The history of imprisonment was found in 6.84% of people and the history of high-risk behavior in about half of the clients. The most consumed heroin was burned. According to the results of this study, nearly half of the subjects had a history of extramarital tract and the heroin was the most commonly used substance. High prevalence of social harms such as low educational level and unemployment, urges targeted intervention and planning to prevent and mitigate these complications.