Prevelance of smoking, using alcohol and other addictive substances and starting/using reasons in the health care personal of health institutions in Akçakoca Düzce

The studies on fight against hazardous substances which affect the whole society are gaining importance. The studies concerning substance use also reveal the extent of the problem. According to such studies, 300 million young people are smoke consumer in the whole world. 50% of the young people who start smoking before the age of 20 continue smoking for 15-20 years. Besides, according to WHO two billion people take alcoholic drinks. Only in Europe, the use of alcohol caused more than 55.000 people between 15-29 years. Between the years 1994-2002, about 17.000 men and 3000 women started using substances. According to the results of the studies, 80% of such people are below 20. The younger one starts using substances, the higher the risk becomes taken by the user in terms of addiction. Thus, it is essential to know how common is the substance use, what the factors are causing the substance use and it is essential to try to decrease the use of such substances. In this cross-sectional study; it was aimed to determine prevelance of smooking, using alchool and other addictive substances, starting reasons, effect of family and socio-economic level , gender and age-based distribution, identify leave request and thought in the health care personal of health institutions in Akçakoca Düzce. The survey was proceeding between October and December 2015 to all employee, 116 of them out of 130 (%89.23) accepted to participate and implemented survey under observation. The prevalence of smoking was found as %37.1. The prevalence of smoking was higher in the male subjects, whose father had graduated from a secondary school and those who had a friend who has an addictive substance usage. The reason of starting to smoke was determined as curiosity, the environment, affection, the effect of friend, psychological effects and having someone smoking in the family. In this study, 35 of the smokers (%81.4) wants to quit smoking, however 8 of them (%18.6) wants to continue. Because the reasons to start smoking are curiosity, the environment, affection, the effect of friend, psychological effects and having someone smoking in the family the campaigns to quit smoking should focus on the society instead of individuals. Considering that the health care personals have effected the society educating creating campaigns to quit smoking and not starting for them should be the priority. . It's important to support health care personals who want to quit smoking.