Screening of some drugs of abuse in outpatient clinics in Al-Azhar university hospitals

ABSTRACT

Background: Substance, which use among the youth worldwide is a major problem that has elicited concern from different individuals and groups. In Egypt, drug dependence is considered one of the serious problems that worry both the people and government; however, epidemiological data on drug dependence are still few. Drug addiction is one of the serious problems that worry the Egyptian government, as it deals with young people within the age of work and productivity. It may lead to many problems such as bad social adaptation, decreasing productivity at work or dismissing from job