Substance abuse and violence behavior

• Main Authors: Habil, M.H., Abd Rashid, R., Sulaiman, A.H., Peters, H., Ahmad Zahari, M.M., Amer Nordin, A.S., Zakaria, H., Robson, N., Said, M.A., Ahmad Adham, A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General); R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/3148/1/Substance_Abuse_And_Violence_Behavior-International_Journal_of_Addiction_Sciences.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/3148/; http://www.ejass.org/index.php/ejass/article/view/4/4
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Objectives: This paper examines the relationship of various licit/illicit substances and their association with violent behaviors. Methodology: The selection of related articles was searched via various database including google scholar, ovid and sciencedirect search engines. Results: Most of the literatures suggest presence of association of various substance use with violent behavior but no definite causal relationship between them. Conclusion: Further study is needed to determine the extended relationship in between substance use and violence.