Exploring the Reasons and Factors Influencing Adolescent Substance Abuse- A Qualitative Study

Adolescence is the phase of life between childhood and adulthood, from ages 10 to 19. It is a unique stage of human development and an important time for laying the foundations of good health. Aim: To explore the reasons and factors inuencing adolescents substance use qualitatively. Phenomenologic research tradition was adopted to describe the same. The sample size was obtained based on the guiding principle of data saturation –. Six (Three from experimental group and two form control group) information rich participants narration were included. Sampling technique: Intensity sampling technique was adopted. In-depth interviews were used as the data collection method. All the ethical principles were followed. Based on the formulated meaning various sub themes were emerged. The ve themes emerged was used to describe the reason and ve inuencing factors were identied to explain the same