Investigating social and cultural factors related to the change in addiction tendency of Ardabil students

The study aimed to assess factors associated with the tendency to addiction. The population of this study consisted of all students at the University of Applied Science, Urmia police unit who are studying in the academic year 94-93. The sample size in this study, according to Morgan, 70, who was selected by stratified random sampling method. Data were collected by questionnaire. The findings suggest that the relationship between extracurricular activities with no significant tendency towards addiction. The laws and regulations in relation to drug addiction tendencies and significant negative relationship exist. The confidence of students with significant negative correlation is their tendency to addiction. Negative relationship between academic achievement and their tendency to addiction and meaningful. Laws and regulations related to addiction, self-esteem and academic achievement and a significant negative effect on students' tendency to addiction and its inverse predictor. Extracurricular activities, students do not have a significant effect on the tendency to addiction and not significant predictors.