Drug Use among Street Children in Tehran, Iran: A Qualitative Study.

Introduction And Objective: Globally, children who work and live on the streets are at higher risk of undesired behavioral health outcomes, including increased drug use and abuse. Considering the rapid growth of this population in Iran and the lack of program planning that is partly due to a scarcity of research-based information, this study was conducted in 2013 to investigate drug use among street children in Tehran.

1method: With a qualitative design, we conducted a Rapid Assessment and Response Survey of street children in Tehran, 2012-2013.