The Student's Knowledge, Attitude and Performance about Prevention of Using of Ecstasy

In recent decades because of stimulant and hallucinogenic properties of ecstasy, it has been found so many users among adolescent and youth people. The aim of present study was the study of student's knowledge, attitude and performance related to prevention of using of ecstasy. This descriptive – analytic study has done in 400 female students of government schools of zone no. 17. The sample selected by clustering random sampling and their knowledge, attitude, and performance measured by using of researchers developed questionnaire which shown sufficient level of validity and reliability. The resu lts showed that the majority of students (41%) had low knowledge, 56% had positive attitude, and 55.1% had good performance related to prevention of using of ecstasy. Also, there was positive relationship between student's knowledge and attitude; also attitude and performance. There was also positive relationship between some of the demographic characteristics and the student's knowledge, attitude and performance related to prevention of using of ecstasy. Finding of the research showed that the student's knowledge related to use of ecstasy is low, therefore appropriate instructional intervention in order to promote the student's knowledge is necessary.