A Study of Influential Factors on War Veteran Disabled Persons’ Attitude toward Narcotic Drugs Mazandaran Province

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Introduction. This is a summary of an extended research on sociological study of influential factors on war veteran disabled persons’ attitude toward narcotic drugs in Mazandaran Province. The main focus of the study has been to identify and analyze the social correlates of war veteran disabled persons’ attitude toward narcotic drugs.Material and Methods. The researcher has been designed on the base of response to this question "what are the causes of influential factors on war veteran disabled persons’ attitude toward narcotic drugs in Mazandaran province?" The research unit of analysis is individual. The research method of study was survey, based on collected data though questionnaire. Results. Totally, theoretical model variables explain 21 percent of variation in dependent variable. Conclusion. It is an established fact that war veteran disabled person's drug addiction has been increased in Mazandaran province in the recent years. Path analysis results indicate that family attachment, belief, self-esteem and occupation variables are the most important variables for explanation of dependent variable, respectively.

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