Religion and Drug Dependency: A Comparative Study of Malay Male Youth in Malaysia
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This study examined the relationship between religion and drug dependency of Malay Muslim youth. A comparison between addicts and nonaddicts were conducted. The comparison was conducted to study the degree of their religiosity, and the effect of that religiosity on their drug behavior. Other factors such as parental relationship, peer influence and personal attitudes were also looked at. The findings showed an overwhelming percentage of the addicts were ignorant to the teachings of their religion, and they took religion lightly. The addicts scored low on the religiosity scales, while the opposite was true for the nonaddicts.
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There is overwhelming consensus that religiosity, particularly attendance and often spirituality, are negatively related to alcohol, tobacco, and illicit substance use across the U.S. and other countries.
“There is overwhelming consensus that religiosity, particularly attendance and often spirituality, are negatively related to alcohol, tobacco, and illicit substance use across the U.S. and other countries (El Ansari et al., 2014; Hatta, 2010; Hayatbakhsh et al., 2014; Kovaks et al., 2011; Rasic et al., 2011; Wang et al., 2015).”
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- Authors
- Hatta, Z. A.
- Affiliations
- Universiti Sains Malaysia (MY)
- Corresponding author
- Hatta, Zulkarnain A.
- ORCID
- Hatta, Zulkarnain A.
- Venue
- Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2010-11-03
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 337-348
- ISSN
- 1542-6432 (ISSN-L)
- 1542-6440
- OpenAlex
- W2225836597
- Cited by
- 5
- References
- 18
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 0.33
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work Social Thought (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Demography › Youth, Drugs, and Violence
- Keywords
- religion, drug addiction, religiosity, substance use, parental relationships, peer influence, religious knowledge
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