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Profile of Substance Addicts in North Cyprus: Analyzing Addiction Characteristics, Mental Problems and Personal Features

Table 4: Psychological traumas experienced by substance abusers

In prison Not in prison Total
N % N % N % Chi-square p
Have you ever experienced a fire, flood, serious traffic accident or similar disaster?
No 32 49.2% 15 42.9% 47 47.0% 0.371 0.542
Yes 33 50.8% 20 57.1% 53 53.0%
Have you ever been physically attacked or beaten?
No 17 26.6% 12 34.3% 29 29.3% 0.652 0.42
Yes 47 73.4% 23 65.7% 70 70.7%
Have you been sexually assaulted or harassed?
No 60 93.8% 29 87.9% 89 91.8% 0.992 0.319
Yes 4 6.3% 4 12.1% 8 8.2%
Have you experienced the sudden and unexpected loss of a loved one?
No 23 35.9% 11 31.4% 34 34.3% 0.204 0.652
Yes 41 64.1% 24 68.6% 65 65.7%
Have you had a gunfight?
No 42 65.6% 27 77.1% 69 69.7% 1.421 0.233
Yes 22 34.4% 8 22.9% 30 30.3%
Have you lost a relative to a cause such as murder or suicide?
No 47 73.4% 21 60.0% 68 68.7% 1.900 0.168
Yes 20 40.0% 14 57.1% 44 46.3%
Have you ever seen a person injured or killed?
No 23 35.9% 18 51.4% 41 41.4% 2.238 0.135
Yes 41 64.1% 17 48.6% 58 58.6%
Did you experience very bad and unbearable events as a child?
No 36 60.0% 15 42.9% 51 53.7% 2.613 0.106
Yes 24 40.0% 20 57.1% 44 46.3%
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