Investigation of socio-demographic variables affecting stigmatization of addiction

This study designed to evaluate of stigmatization of smoking, alcohol and substance across the Turkey and it is descriptive-sectional study. To collect data Alcohol-Substance Addiction Stamping Scale, which contains expressions about feelings, thoughts and behaviors against alcohol and substance addicts, was used. In this research, convenience-sampling method was used as the sampling method. According to TUIK 2015 data, there are 50,189,930 people aged 18 and over living in Turkey. At 95% confidence level and 5% confidence interval, the required sample size was 384 people. Questionnaires were collected by using convenience-sampling method, of which 192 were female and 192 were male. To analyses the data frequency tables, Chi-square tests, t-Tests and ANOVA Tests were used. According to the research findings; The stigmatization tendency of the participants shows a significant difference according to gender, age, monthly income and smoking, alcohol and substance use of the region where they live. A significant difference was found between the attitude of the participants according to their alcohol use. A significant difference was found between the attitude of the participants according to their mothers' alcohol use. A significant difference was found between the negative attitude averages according to the substance use status of the participants. As a result, the community in which they live has an effect on the individual's addiction. In addition, the demographic characteristics of the individual, the education of his / her parents, whether he is addicted to cigarettes, alcohol or substance differentiate the individual's views about the stigma of substance abuse. Both the awareness of the society about stigmatization and the negative effects of stigmatization on dependent individuals should be explained to the society.