Background and aims: Unfavorable emotional growth in adults may lead to addiction. This study investigated the relationship between emotional intelligence and students’ potential talent pertaining to addiction. Methods: This study is a descriptive analytical study. All male students of pre-universities in Shahrekord city participated in this study One hundred and twelve participnts were chosen based on the stage cluster sampling. In order to collect data emotional intelligence questionnaire and addictive potential survey (APS) were used. Data were analyzed based on Pearson and regression correlation. Results: The results Showed that there is a negative significant relationship among the emotional intelligence (P<0.05, r=-0.37), emotional save order (P<0.01 r=-0.63, P<0.01 r=-0.60) and emotional usability (P<0.01 r=-0.51, P<0.01 r=-0.49) in students resident in city and in rural area respectively and addiction vulnerability. Emotional intelligence and emotional save order components have the potential to predict the addiction tendency (P<0.01). Conclusion: Lack of emotional intelligence is one of the major factors that affect drug using tendency in students. Therefore, training is necessary for students
