Comparison of Personality Traits of Drug Addicts and Non-Drug Addicts of Patna District

Abstract

Background: Drug dependency, sometimes referred to as substance dependence, is an adaptive condition that arises through regular drug administration and causes withdrawal when drug usage is stopped. Substance dependency may be diagnosed when a person continues to use alcohol or other substances despite issues associated to their usage. Aim: To study the personality traits of drug addicts compare to non-drug addicts. Method: Total sample (N= 100) would be comprising 50 drug addicts person (n1= 50) and 50 comparative non-drug addicts person (n2= 50) Age range from 15 to 30 years. The samples were collected from different districts of Patna in Bihar state. Eysenck Personality Questionnaire – Revised (EPQ-R) was used for this study. Result: Psychoticism score is significantly higher in addicts than that of non-addicts. Neuroticism score is found to be significantly higher in addicts as compared to non-addicts.  Extraversion score is found to be significantly higher in the addicts as compared to non-addicts. Conclusion: The personality developments are better in non addicts than that of in addicts.