Drug Use among Street Children in Tehran, Iran: A Qualitative Study

• Main Authors: Masoumeh eDejman (Author), Meroeh eVameghi (Author), Payam eRoshanfekr (Author), Fatemeh eDejman (Author), Hassan eRafiey (Author), Ameneh Setareh eForouzan (Author), Shervin eAssari (Author), Judith eBass (Author), Renee M eJohnson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction and objective: Globally, children who work and live on the streets are at higher risk of undesired behavioral health outcomes, including increased drug use and abuse. Considering the rapid growth of this population in Iran and the lack of program planning that is partly due to a scarcit...