@article { author = {Bazrafshan, Mohammad-Rafi and Delam, Hamed and kavi, Esmaeil}, title = {The Importance of Life Skills Training in Preventing Addiction Recurrence between January and February 2020: A Narrative Review Article}, journal = {Journal of Health Sciences & Surveillance System}, volume = {8}, number = {2}, pages = {58-62}, year = {2020}, publisher = {Shiraz University Of Medical Sciences}, issn = {2345-2218}, eissn = {2345-3893}, doi = {10.30476/jhsss.2020.86347.1090}, abstract = {Introduction: Drug abuse problem is one of the four global crises and the most important social crisis in Iran. This study was conducted to investigate the importance of life skills training in preventing the recurrence of addiction among young people. Methods: The present article is a narrative review performed by two researchers between January and February 2020 by searching in scientific databases in articles published in Scopus, Pubmed, Google scholar and Google search engine including the terms “addiction”, “youth” , “Coping skills”, “adaptability skills”, “life skills training”, and “drug abuse”. Results: The results of various studiesindicate that the life skills training program increases the feeling of happiness, improves the quality of life of people, and increases the ability to control emotions. Conclusion: Due to the positive impact of life skills training and its applicability to all segments of society, planners and managers in the community's mental health sector can set up centers to continuously hold such classes and conduct life skills training even as in-service training program.}, keywords = {Life,Social Skills,Drug Addiction,education}, url = {https://jhsss.sums.ac.ir/article_46634.html}, eprint = {https://jhsss.sums.ac.ir/article_46634_4be37fb293072baa0d6c694a34ed685d.pdf} }