Impact Of Religion On Substance Abuse -A Review

This article reviews the impact of religion on substance abuse. In this field several studies have been done. Many researchers have been examining the association of religiousness and spirituality with substance abuse. Religiosity was measured by affiliation, religious importance (e.g., the perceived importance of religion in one`s life) and religious attendance. This article concludes that religiosity is most protective for adolescents who have both high internal and high external religiosity