The study of effectiveness of life skills teachings on attitude change towards drugs among conscripts in Tehran prisons

Since in countries like Iran where drug abuse rate is high، this can be troublesome in working environments and barracks. Thus the study aimed to assess the effectiveness of life skills teachings on attitude change towards drugs among conscripts in Tehran prisons in 1389 solar year (2010). According to the objectives data collection method، this study is both practical and experimental in which there is a case group and a control group. The selected conscripts were put in three groups: 1- training group (65)، 2- inner control group (64) and 3- outer control group (67). After ten session of training and based on the findings، the comparison of the three groups indicated the following General attitude towards addiction (p-value = 0. 001) Attitude towards drugs (p-value = 0. 001) Attitude towards drug abuse reason (p-value = 0. 001) Attitude towards the personality of the addict person (p-value = 0. 004) Public attitude towards addiction (p-value = 0. 001) Attitude towards detoxification (p-value = 0. 001) Attitude towards escape from addiction (p-value = 0. 011) Attitude towards addiction as a solution in life (p-value = 0. 007) has been changed and it is statistically significant. According to the results of the present study، intervention and teaching life skills affects the conscripts attitude، and can play important role in reducing drug abuse in the society.