A qualitative study on the substance use features in people with substance use disorders

This study was performed to determine the substance use features in people with substance use disorder; age of onset of substance use, factors triggering substance use, first substance used, other transition substances and reasons for choosing these substances, usage methods and problems caused by substance use. In-depth interviews were conducted with eight people diagnosed with substance use disorder in accordance with the objectives of the study. When the substance use features are examined; that the beginning of substance use is in the 15-18 age range, that is, adolescence is a risky period, substance use have triggers such as curiosity, friends, family and mental problems; the first use substance is cannabis and then because of curiosity, effect, friend recommendation, reliability, economic reasons use cocaine, ecstasy, bonsai, jamaica, pregabalin, bali, thinner, heroin, morphine; mostly bucket method is use to increase the effect; substance use has been found to cause many problems related to legal, familial-environmental, education and business life.