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The number of adolescents involved in drug addiction increases every year. Statistic shows that in 2015 there were 6,406 addicts from age 13 to 24 years old compared to 4,954 detected in 2014. The majority of those addicts had major depression. It is predicted that by 2020, depression will be the...
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2018
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14949/1/415-1646-1-PB.pdf http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14949/ http://spaj.ukm.my/ppppm/jpm/issue/view/32 |
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| Summary: | The number of adolescents involved in drug addiction increases every year. Statistic shows
that in 2015 there were 6,406 addicts from age 13 to 24 years old compared to 4,954
detected in 2014. The majority of those addicts had major depression. It is predicted that by
2020, depression will be the second leading causes of global burden of diseases after heart
disease. This study aims to identify the relationship between social support and depression
among adolescent drug addicts. The study used quantitative method by distributing the
questionnaires to respondents. A total of 367 adolescent drug adddicts were involved in this
study. The results showed a significant negative relationship between social support and
depression. The results of the study also showed that there were relationships between social
support from guardian, friends and closed friends and depression. The implication of the
study suggested that the role of social support such as family members and close friends are
crucial to help adolecents cope with depression and addiction. |
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