Özet:

Most of the studies on youth substance use in Turkey focus on drug prevalence. However, it is difficult to understand the changes in prevalence of substance use with cross-sectional studies because risk and protective factors also change in time. The aim of this study is to evaluate the risk factors studied in the literature and changes in prevalence of substance use between 2008 and 2010 in Bağcılar, Istanbul. The sample size of the survey was 2627 in 2008 and 2150 in 2010. The results of the analysis show that cigarette smoking and alcohol use have increased among youth while risk factors such as academic failure, schools absence, substance use of peers, deviant behaviors and activities without adult supervision have increased.

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