research on addiction

Objective: The aim of this research was to conduct a content analysis on addiction prevention educational packages related to Welfare Organization based on addiction prevention components. Method: A qualitative research method and content analysis based on Shannon entropy model were used for the conduct of this study. The statistical population of the study included all educational packages of addiction prevention belonging to Welfare Organization and the sample of the study consisted of Addiction Prevention Package, Life Skills (1), and Life Skills (2). Results: The results showed that self-awareness and empathy have received the highest attention and decision-making and problem-solving are ranked in the next places in the content of addiction prevention package. On the other hand, effective communication, creative and critical thinking, teaching about drugs, and coping with stress have received the minimum attention in the content of the package. In book of Life Skills (1), decision-making, problem-solving, effective communication, and teaching about drugs have been assigned the highest attention whereas coping with stress, emotions management, creative and critical thinking, self-awareness, and empathy have been given the lowest voice. In book of Life Skills (2), the highest attention has been paid to decision-making, problem-solving, self-awareness, empathy, and effective communication while the lowest attention has been given to creative and critical thinking, teaching about drugs, coping with stress, and emotions management. Conclusion: Given that some components of addiction prevention have not been given enough attention, their inclusion into educational packages will make an effective contribution to the improvement of knowledge in the target population.

Objective: One of the main tasks of education is to increase students' knowledge about the dangers of drug addiction. The present study seeks to investigate the content of drug addiction in book of Social Studies. Method: A mixed method was used in this study to identify the components of drug addiction via descriptive analysis and then to evaluate and analyze the social studies curriculum through content analysis. The content of the book of Social Studies in the eighth grade of junior high school published in 2014 was the statistical population of this study and the sampling was done in a purposive method. The Inventory of Textbook Content Analysis, Inventory of Activity Analysis, Worksheets, and Inventory of Picture Analysis Drafts were used as data collection tools. Following the study of theoretical foundations and legal framework, the proposal was developed and its validity was determined by Educational Sciences experts and other relevant experts. This book consists of 12 chapters and 190 pages and was analyzed based on the analysis unit of sentence. The sentences in the textbook, the text of activities, and also the images in the course books constituted the analysis units. Results: In total, 18%, 28%, 17%, and 36% of the content in Social Studies curriculum of the eighth grade pertain to concepts related to drugs, the variety of injuries, causes of tendency to drug use, and methods of drug use prevention, respectively. Conclusion: According to the results, less attention has been paid to the causes of tendency to use drug and the variety of narcotic drugs in this textbook and, thereby, it needs to be given more attention.