Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Substance Addiction: A Detailed Look

OpenAlex İngilizce

Substance abuse and addiction indicate significant public-health challenges with far-reaching consequences. This chapter focuses on examining the data gathered from emergency hotline to understand substance addiction trends among individuals in Northern Cyprus to increase intervention strategies and policy formulation. The data was collected from probation program participants and emergency call records, focused on the cruciality of ‘’nationality’’ as a factor that is associated with the high risk of substance use. Furthermore, the evaluation highlights gender and age disparities in substance abuse, with males and younger individuals being particularly susceptible and at higher risk than other groups. In addition, in the recommendations section, the cruciality of tailored intervention programs explained briefly as such program not only enhances data collection methods but also enhance policy developments to effectively address substance abuse and addiction. Implementing these recommendations can lead to achieve more successful outcomes in combating substance abuse and addiction in Northern Cyprus.