Determination of Medicine Addiction Dimension in Young Adults

Aim: The aim of this research is to raise awareness about medicine use and frequency of medicine use among young adults in Turkey. Material and Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted in a university state in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. The data of the study were collected by the researcher by examining the literature and using a data collection form. Results: The mean age of the participants in the study, 20.13±1.82 years, 48.4% have a medium income, 97.2% buy their medicines from pharmacies. In addition, 89.8% of the employees stated that a doctor's approval is required to use drugs. 42.2% of them decide on their own whether they need to use medication, 39.7% of them use medicine every 48 hours, 90.5% of them use the medicine given by the doctor. 6.3% of the participants stated that they used medicine for distraction, 6.7% for anxiety, 9.5% for stimulant and sedative medicine, 8.8% for hormone-derived medicine. Conclusion: In the light of the data obtained from the research, all of the hormones, sedatives, tranquilizers and anxiety-relieving medicine are not used under the control of a doctor, the society should be informed about the harms of such medicine, 1 out of every 2 medicine used is painkillers, the dosage of the medicine prescribed by the doctor should be given orally. It may be useful to inform the patient of the effects of under- or over-dose use and not using it in the recommended time after the medicine is expressed.