الفهرس 
Overview about Drug Depended
Severity of the Substance DisordersOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
The problem of substance abuse has become a major social and
economic problem throughout the world. It has led to tremendous
loss of human potential as well as an enormous drain on the financial
resources of the governments of the countries involved in the fight
against further spreading of this problem. Knowledge and positive
attitudes are important aspect of providing nursing care for people
with addiction. This study aimed to assess knowledge, attitudes and
practices of nurses working with drug depended patients. This study
was descriptive, performed on nurses working with drug depended
patients at Heliopolis Psychiatric Hospital. Data were collected using
Socio-demographic questionnaire, ) addiction knowledge
questionnaire ) Questions related to nurses attitude and ) Nurses
practices check list. The result of this study showed that nurses
working with drug depended patients possess satisfying level of
knowledge about addiction ( ) meanwhile, However, studied
nurses showed level of attitudes toward drug depended patients
( ) meanwhile, Also studied nurses showed satisfying level of
practices ( ) meanwhile. There were satisfying knowledge,
negative attitudes and satisfying practices level among, studied
nurses. The study recommended that in-service education should
focus on proper use of communication skills. And provide
psychological counseling for addict patients and nurses who work
with them.
Key words: Nurses, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, Drug
Depended.