%0 Journal Article %A Ahmadkhaniha, Hamid Reza %A Hakim shooshtari, Mitra %A Mohammadian, Mehrdad %A Naserbakht, Morteza %A Ghazaiepour, Farzad %T Street children in Tehran and risk factors for substance abuse %J Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran %V 24 %N 2 %U http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-159-en.html %R %D 2010 %K street children, substance use and Iran, %X   Abstract   Background: Economy, lack of welfare and social services, AIDS and civil war, and also substance abuse are predominant factors that attributes with street children.   Method: 576 street children of 10-19 years were evaluated. Data were gathered by demographic and substance use check list. Theses check lists were designed by the researchers and included some simple question about type and duration of substance use. Several psychiatrists confirmed the content of check list.   Results: 36.7% of the children had lifetime smoking of cigarette. The frequency of   smoking in boys was significantly higher than girls (P %> http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-159-en.pdf %P 83-87 %& 83 %! %9 Applicable %L A-10-1-106 %+ Iran University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Mansouri Alley, Niayesh Alley, Satarkhan Avenue, Tehran Psychiatric Institute %G eng %@ 1016-1430 %[ 2010