Awareness and attitude of secondary school students about drug use
Autor: | Suada Branković, Mersa Šegalo, Arzija Pašalić, Jasmina Mahmutović, Amila Jaganjac, Amra Čustović-Hadžimuratović, Elisa Vreto |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Zdroj: | Journal of Health Sciences, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 55-59 (2013) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 2232-7576 1986-8049 |
Popis: | Introduction: Problem of addiction on psychoactive substances is one of the most diffi cult problems in a modern society, which brings serious consequences, both for the individual, his environment and the whole society.Methods: The study included 95 children and adolescents of medical school. Among the respondents, there were 44 subjects of third year of high school and 51 respondent-grader.Results: Students involved in this research as an answer to why young people start using drugs often reported curiosity in over 50% of cases, as well as pressure of friends. For students who use narkotine respondents generally thought they are reasonable and sufficiently weak and limited personality. Thelargest number of high school students who were involved in the study did not know the individuals who use drugs.Conclusion: Drug addiction is a serious problem all over the country, and the number of addicts is becoming larger. Particularly worrisome is the fact that the consumption of the drug phenomenon is a characteristic of young population, especially high school students |
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