title: The Impact of Social Structures on Deviant Behaviors: The Study of 402 High Risk Street Drug Users in Iran.
abstract: This study is a sociological analysis of the three dimensions of social structure including institutional, relational, and embodied structures that have an impact on the individuals' deviant behaviors in the society. The authors used a mix method to analyze the qualitative and quantitative data of 402 high risk abandoned substance users in 2008 in Tehran, capital city of Iran. The leading reasons of substance use were categorized into four fundamental themes as follows: stress, deviant social networks, and low social capital and weak social support sources. In addition, the epidemiology model of regression analysis provides a brief explanation to assess the association between the demographical and etiological variables, and the drug users' deviant behaviors. In sum, substance use is discussed as a deviant behavior pattern which stems from a comorbidity of weak social structures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental, Social Health and Addiction, Ministry of Health, Tehran, Iran; Health and Medical Sociology Group of Iranian Sociology Association, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-6915-3422
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mehrabi
authors.affiliation: Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; MS Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Sharareh
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-8942-9983
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eskandarieh
authors.affiliation: Student Research Committee, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran; Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mahmoud
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-4241-4300
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khodadost
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental, Social Health and Addiction, Ministry of Health, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Maneli
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-1752-7322
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sadeghi
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Urgent, Ministry of Health, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-7496-5188
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nikfarjam
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Addiction & Risky Behavior (ReCARB), Psychiatric Department, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-8435-0398
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hajebi