Data on the prevalence of addiction to the Internet among individuals with a history of drug abuse

The purpose of this data article is to present the prevalence of Internet addiction in people with a history of substance abuse disorder in Kerman during 2016–2017. For this purpose, 223 people with the history of substance abuse disorder in three cities of Kerman province completed the demographic...

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Main Authors: Katayoon Razjouyan, Peiman Hamzenejhad, Mojgan Khademi, Fariba Arabgol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:Data in Brief
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340918311302
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spelling doaj-734315c54736404897fa51c452fbd5892020-11-25T01:48:34ZengElsevierData in Brief2352-34092018-12-012112161219Data on the prevalence of addiction to the Internet among individuals with a history of drug abuseKatayoon Razjouyan0Peiman Hamzenejhad1Mojgan Khademi2Fariba Arabgol3Corresponding author.; Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Imam Hossein Hospital, Tehran, IranChild and Adolescent Psychiatrist in Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Imam Hossein Hospital, Tehran, IranChild and Adolescent Psychiatrist in Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Imam Hossein Hospital, Tehran, IranChild and Adolescent Psychiatrist in Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Imam Hossein Hospital, Tehran, IranThe purpose of this data article is to present the prevalence of Internet addiction in people with a history of substance abuse disorder in Kerman during 2016–2017. For this purpose, 223 people with the history of substance abuse disorder in three cities of Kerman province completed the demographic form and Young׳s Internet addiction questionnaire. Demographic characteristics of participants was analyzed and presented here. Young׳s Addiction Commitment Questionnaire contains 20 questions, each with a score of 1 to 5. The history of participants about the drug abuse was investigated. In addition, the prevalence of Internet addiction among the participants was evaluated. The internet addiction is more common in people with a history of drug abuse which may be a behavioral substitute for drug addiction. Keywords: Internet addiction, Drug use, Iran, Kermanhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340918311302
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Mojgan Khademi
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Data on the prevalence of addiction to the Internet among individuals with a history of drug abuse
Data in Brief
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title_short Data on the prevalence of addiction to the Internet among individuals with a history of drug abuse
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title_fullStr Data on the prevalence of addiction to the Internet among individuals with a history of drug abuse
title_full_unstemmed Data on the prevalence of addiction to the Internet among individuals with a history of drug abuse
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publishDate 2018-12-01
description The purpose of this data article is to present the prevalence of Internet addiction in people with a history of substance abuse disorder in Kerman during 2016–2017. For this purpose, 223 people with the history of substance abuse disorder in three cities of Kerman province completed the demographic form and Young׳s Internet addiction questionnaire. Demographic characteristics of participants was analyzed and presented here. Young׳s Addiction Commitment Questionnaire contains 20 questions, each with a score of 1 to 5. The history of participants about the drug abuse was investigated. In addition, the prevalence of Internet addiction among the participants was evaluated. The internet addiction is more common in people with a history of drug abuse which may be a behavioral substitute for drug addiction. Keywords: Internet addiction, Drug use, Iran, Kerman
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