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The current study aims to identify the psychological pressures among drug users. A purposive sample of (100) drug users was selected from among the drug abusers placed in the General Directorate of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Affairs (Anbar Rehabilitation Center - Ramadi). The researchers built a scale (psychological pressures) and the characteristics were verified. The psychometrics of the scale, in terms of its validity and reliability, and after applying the tool to the research sample, the researchers collected the data and processed it statistically and using the statistical package program (spss). After applying the scale to the study sample, the results were reached, and in light of the research results, the researchers concluded that the research sample of drug users had stress. Psychologically, there are statistically significant differences according to the variables of the study, and recommendations and proposals have been developed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]