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September 10, 2025Addiction Research and Adolescent BehaviourOpen Access

Determination of Medicine Addiction Dimension in Young Adults

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GAGökhan Dogukan Akarsu

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Descriptive study reveals prevalence of self-medication among young adults, indicating a need for awareness.

Key Points

  • Around 90% of participants purchase medicine from pharmacies, indicating reliance on these outlets for medications.
  • Nearly half of the young adults self-decide on medication use, highlighting the lack of professional guidance.
  • A significant percentage uses medicine for anxiety relief or distraction, raising concerns about self-medication practices.
  • The study suggests major public health implications as many participants are unaware of proper medication dosages.

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Gökhan Dogukan Akarsu (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1e24854b1d3bfb60ff488https://doi.org/10.31579/2688-7517/067
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