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+44 28 3718 0055Journal of Addictive Behaviors,Therapy & RehabilitationISSN: 2324-9005
Achab Sophia Author
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Affiliation
Drugs of Choice, Religious Beliefs,Substance Use Risk Factors, smoking
Lausanne University Hospital, Alcohol treatment center, Lausanne, Switzerland
Biography
Achab Sophia is member of the board of Addiction medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital she was associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Geneva, Faculty of medicine. He is associate researcher at the Research Center, Montreal University Institute of Mental Health, Montreal, Canada. He is vice-president of the Swiss Society of Social Psychiatry, president of the Swiss Society of Cognitive Psychotherapy, member of the launching board of the European Society of Social Psychiatry (ESSP) and Secretary General of the ESSP
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Association between Religious Beliefs and Drugs of Choice in a Swiss Male Sample
Author(s): Thorens Gabriel, Rothen Stephane, Gmel Gerhard, Khazaal Yasser, Achab Sophia, Calzada Gerard and Zullino Daniele
Background: It has been shown that religious beliefs and affiliations might be a protective factor for trying or using drugs.
Objectives: This study focuses on whether the choice to try a specific drug is also influenced by religion. The data were collected in the Cohort Study on Substance Use Risk Factors (C-SURF), a longitudinal study designed to assess substance use patterns and their related consequences in young Swiss men.
MethodsL: Between August 2010 and November 2011, 5990 males between 17.9 and 31.4 years old filed a questionnaire about their socio-professional and family background, their drugs use, and their religious affiliation and beliefs.
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