The Lived Experiences of Naswār Abuser Adolescents

Drug addiction has been one of the most important health and social crises in recent decades. One of the types of addiction that is prevalent among adolescents today is the addiction to Naswār, with the increasing youth tendency towards Naswār, the purpose of the present study was to investigate the lived experiences Naswār abuser adolescents. This study was carried out in a qualitative way and the phenomenological method was used. Participants were selected among the youth of Kerman. Twenty participants were selected through purposeful sampling. Data collection method was a semi-structured interview that was rewritten with the consent of the participants and analyzed by Colaizzi method. During the process of reviewing the lived experiences of Naswār abuser adolescents, two main themes with three contexts each were extracted; the main theme of personal factors with three contexts "sensual seduction, misassumption, risk taking and looking for excitement" and the main theme of social factors, with three contexts "family problems, availability of drug, and influenceability by peers". By describing the determinants of Naswār consumption, in addition to individual factors; this study found social factors as an important factor to such behaviors. Therefore, it is suggested to the national authorities to address this problem as an urgent and health priority; by using effective methods to educate and inform adolescents and their families about the side effects of Naswār; by facilitating suitable and accessible pastime; and by using life skill classes to teach them how to say no to drugs.