TY - JOUR JF - umsha JO - Avicenna J Clin Med VL - 19 IS - 3 PY - 2012 Y1 - 2012/12/01 TI - Tramadol Abuse Status and Related Factors among Three College Students in Hamadan TT - بررسی وضعیت سوء مصرف ترامادول و عوامل مرتبط با آن در دانشجویان سه مرکز آموزش عالی شهر همدان N2 - Introduction & Objective: Abuse of prescription drugs is on the rise in Iran and tramadol is not an exception. Tramadol abuse can lead to a wide range of illegal and risky behaviors therefore, the need to understand the tramadol abuse status among students is necessary. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and related factors of tramadol abuse among college students in Hamadan. Materials & Methods: This cross sectional descriptive study was carried out on 400 college students of Hamadan recruited with a stratified sampling method. The participants completed a self-administered questionnaire. Data analysis was done with the SPSS software (version 16), using χ2 test and logistic regression methods. Results: The result showed that lifetime, past-year and past-month prevalence of tramadol use were 12.5, 11 and 9.5%, respectively. Also, significant relationship between tramadol abuse and demographic variables such as gender, educational status and dwelling of students were showed (P SP - 23 EP - 29 AU - Fathi, Yadollah AU - Bashirian, Saeed AU - Barati, Majid AU - Hazavei, Seyyed Mohammad Mahdi AD - KW - Students KW - Substance Abuse KW - Tramadol UR - http://sjh.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-172-en.html ER -