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- Title
Awareness and attitude of secondary school students about drug use.
- Authors
Branković, Suada; Šegalo, Mersa; Pašalić, Arzija; Mahmutović, Jasmina; Jaganjac, Amila; Èustović-Hadžimuratović, Amra; Vreto, Elisa
- Abstract
Introduction: Problem of addiction on psychoactive substances is one of the most difficult 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. The largest 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.
- Subjects
SECONDARY school students; STUDENTS; DRUG abuse; DRUG utilization; ATTITUDE (Psychology)
- Publication
Journal of Health Sciences, 2012, Vol 3, Issue 1, p55
- ISSN
2232-7576
- Publication type
Article