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First – Aims of the study: 1) Knowing the factors influencing young people’s drug use at the current stage 2) Identifying the psychological, social and economic effects of drug abuse on young people, and its impact on their future, cultural formation, and social interaction in their families and society. Secondly, the topic and importance of the research: The phenomenon of drug abuse and addiction is one of the most serious psychological and social problems that young people in Iraqi society suffer from at the current stage. The importance of the research lies in its effort to provide theoretical and applied knowledge about an interactive phenomenon in Iraqi society at the current stage, and the cognitive or theoretical importance emerges in the fact that this research is not satisfied with description only, but rather seeks to form theoretical knowledge about a phenomenon in Iraqi society as a goal that anthropology seeks to create heritage. Theoretical knowledge, while applied knowledge, is formed by testing the validity of theoretical frameworks in the field and the extent of the research’s ability to achieve its goals. Third- Research methodology- This research relies on the descriptive approach, which describes phenomena objectively through data obtained using scientific research tools and techniques, including interviews, questionnaires, and participatory observation. Fourth- The most important results reached by the research: 1) It was found that the highest number and percentage of drug users in the sample’s professions were students and unemployed graduates, whose percentage reached (44%) of the total sample, while the percentage of self-employed workers reached (40%) of the total sample. 2) It was found that most cases of abuse were among unmarried people, especially young people, for whom it is difficult or unable to provide for their life’s requirements or think about their professional and marital future due to the circumstances or problems they encounter. The percentage reached (52) out of the total sample. 3) The circumstances that Iraq is going through, represented by many economic and social problems that occurred after 2003 and their repercussions on the Iraqi individual, have revealed the most important motives for taking drugs as a result of psychological frustrations and family problems, which are the first of these motives, and constituted a percentage of (88%).
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