relationship between child abuse and later on drug abuse after puberty

ABSTRACT

This research design was built upon modals of equivalent groups and consisted of two groups A dependent group consisted of 103 addicted males [age range 18-45 years, not ignorant and fulfilling all diagnostic criteria of DSM-IV for addiction] and a control group consisted of 103 members of the addicted families had no history of psychiatric disorders, free of any substance abuse and had GHQ score less than 4 and had the same educational and social levels. Clinical psychiatric interview, child trauma questionnaire and the general health questionnaire were used. The results indicated that child abuse was much higher in the experimental than the control group, especially its severe form. Physical abuse and addiction were more common in the university graduated group. The main characters of the addicted persons who had abused child were Ages from 25 to 29 years, heroin addict [40.2%], having intravenous injection [42.7%], 5-9 years duration [32%], smoking [49%], personality disorder, especially antisocial, medical illness, an increase in the psychological suffering and having high score on GHQ