Profile of Substance Addicts in North Cyprus: Analyzing Addiction Characteristics, Mental Problems and Personal Features
Table 1: Status of substance use
| In prison | Not in prison | Total | ||||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | Chi-square | p | |
| Addiction intensity | ||||||||
| Low-medium | 33 | 51,6% | 18 | 52,9% | 51 | 52,0% | 0,017 | 0,897 |
| High | 31 | 48,4% | 16 | 47,1% | 47 | 48,0% | ||
| Substance craving | ||||||||
| Low-medium | 52 | 81,3% | 20 | 57,1% | 72 | 72,7% | 6,629 | 0,010 |
| High | 12 | 18,8% | 15 | 42,9% | 27 | 27,3% | ||
| Effect of substance use on life | ||||||||
| Low-medium | 35 | 54,7% | 18 | 51,4% | 53 | 53,5% | 0,097 | 0,756 |
| High | 29 | 45,3% | 17 | 48,6% | 46 | 46,5% | ||
| Substance use intensity | ||||||||
| Low-medium | 31 | 48,4% | 13 | 38,2% | 44 | 44,9% | 0,936 | 0,334 |
| High | 33 | 51,6% | 21 | 61,8% | 54 | 55,1% | ||