Document Type : Special

Author

• Meysam Aghdaghi

Research Assistant Secretary of the Secretariat of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Drug addiction and abuse is one of the most important social harms in our country, which is very worrying due to its increasing scope, depth of impact and adverse consequences, and along with the issue of divorce, it is mentioned as the most important social harms and problems in the country. So far, many efforts have been made by scholars of behavioral sciences and social sciences to explain and analyze this issue, but less attention has been paid to the capacities and implications of Islamic teachings in both theoretical and practical fields. The capacities of Islamic teachings can help to develop programs to counter the Islamic approach and in accordance with the indigenous needs of our country. Countering drug addiction and abuse must be done on both supply (production, distribution and sale) of drugs and demand (purchase and abuse). On the supply side, Islamic teachings can help set deterrents as well as eliminate the motives of drug trafficking. Demand for addiction and drugs on the demand side includes three stages: prevention, treatment, and cure. In the prevention phase, both insightful teachings (such as looking at the world and philosophy of life, etc.) and moral and behavioral teachings (such as patience and self-control in the face of difficulties and control of desires, etc.) in reducing the tendency and abuse Drugs are effective. In the treatment phase, Islamic teachings can reduce the spiritual vacuum in sufferers, by giving hope and strengthening the individual's will (for example, using prayers, supplications and appeals to the Imams) to complete the treatment cycle and reduce the rate of return and stability. Help the improved person as much as possible. Unfortunately, little attention has been paid to the healing process, especially in those around the injured person, but it seems that the use of Islamic teachings and the use of religious experts in all three stages of prevention, treatment, and healing are useful and necessary.

Keywords

• Addiction
• Drugs
• Social Injuries
• Islamic Studies