a qualitative study of risk factors of substance abuse among women

Background: the rate of substance abuse by women is growing over last several decades. however, most addiction studies have been conducted on men with a quantitative approach.methods: the present study examined the risk factors of addiction among women through qualitative research. this research was a content analysis. sampling was done in a targeted manner from addicted women referred to substance abuse treatment centers in chaharmahal and bakhtiari province in 2022. the research tool was an in-depth interview. the research data were analyzed by open coding, axial coding, and selective coding.results: the research findings showed that the main categories are individual factors, family factors, socio-cultural factors and economic factors were effective in the incidence of substance abuse among women. in terms of priority, individual factors (41%), family factors (29%), socio-cultural factors (21%) and economic factors (9%) were effective in the incidence of substance addiction among women.conclusion: according to the results, it can be concluded that individual, family, socio-cultural and economic factors play a significant role in women’s tendency to substance abuse. this requires providing training and solutions about these factors.