Self-reported substance use in Iraq: findings from the Iraqi National Household Survey of Alcohol and Drug Use, 2014.

Nesif Al-HemieryRufaidah DabbaghMushtaq T HashimSalih Al-HasnawiAli AbutiheenEmad A AbdulghaniJawad K Al-DiwanNeeraj KakHala Al MossawiJane Carlisle MaxwellMary-Lynn BrechtValerie AntoniniAlbert HassonRichard A Rawson

Published in: Addiction (Abingdon, England) (2017)

Psychoactive drug use is generally low in Iraq, tobacco being highest at an estimated 23.2%. Iraqi women report significantly less substance use than Iraqi men, which may be related to cultural gender norms. Discrepancy between self-report and 'knowing someone who uses a substance' suggests under-reporting in this population.

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