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oday, the raising trend of drug abuse has grown into a major concern for all communities. Substance dependence and abuse have turn into a social issue (1). The relationship of drug abuse and addictive behaviors with other deviations, such as domestic violence, divorce, and transformation of contagious diseases (e.g., AIDS), increases the harmfulness of this practice and highlights the significance of giving a special attention to measures against this phenomenon. There are preventive and predisposing factors encouraging and discouraging this practice. One of these preventive factors is religious beliefs, which have been mentioned as a barrier to substance dependence (2). Religious obligations positively affect the substance abuse behavior through the institution of an ethical discipline, preparation of opportunities for acquiring skills, and provision of social laws (3). Religious values and beliefs are among the important elements of personality (4). Accordingly, Miller et al. (5) reported that adolescents who did not have religious obligations were more prone to drug abuse than those with high religious commitments. Richard et al. (6) also showed that increased church attendance led to the reduction of alcohol and cocaine consumption. Moreover, Merrill et al. (7) demonstrated that factors, such as church attendance, high level of T Abstract

Mediating Role of Self-Control in the Effectiveness of Religious Beliefs on Addiction Tendency (Case Study: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences)