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Iranian Rehabilitation Journal, Vol. 13, Issue 1, Spring 2015 Original Article Personality Traits and Psychopathology in Nicotine and Opiate Dependents Using the Gateway Drug Theory Bahareh Amirabadi Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran Neda Alibeigi University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mohammad Nikbakht Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran Omid Massah; Ali Farhoudian*; Younes Doostian Substance Abuse and Dependence Research Center University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran According to the gateway drug theory, tobacco use is a predisposing factor for future substance abuse.
This study was conducted to compare nicotine and opiate dependents to identify the differences between their personality traits and psychopathology that makes them turn to other substances after cigarette smoking.
Cloninger’s Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised, the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence, Maudsley Addiction Profile, the Beck Depression Inventory, and Beck Anxiety Inventory were used to collect data.
Objectives: Keywords: Opiate substances, Nicotine, Temperament, Character Submitted: 10 January 2015 Accepted: 21 February 2015 Introduction Substance abuse or dependence results from a constellation of contributing factors such as social and familial issues, substance availability and personal interest (1,2).
This study aimed to compare personality traits in opiate and nicotine dependent individuals to identify those traits that differentiated between the people who abused other substances after cigarette smoking and those who did not.
High novelty-seeking and low cooperativeness in substance dependent individuals are two differentiating traits.
So substance dependent individuals who have higher novelty seeking may also have signs of antisocial personality disorder as well (27).