Sociological research of drug addiction as the most socially dangerous form of deviant deviations of young people

The article analyzes the problems of drug addiction as the most socially dangerous form of deviations among young people. The materials related to the regional aspect of this phenomenon are exceedingly significant. The level of awareness of the respondents about the main types of narcotic and psychoactive substances, their attitude to drug use, as well as about the severe consequences and the possibility of their acquisition were identified. The author makes conclusions about the need to form a strategy for the prevention of drug addiction, including the identification of risk groups, crisis situations in the youth environment, as well as the use of measures and acceptable methods to resolve these situations.

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"Drugs Are a Taboo”: A Qualitative Study on Young People's Perspective on The Role of Education and Harm Reduction Strategies Associated With The Use of Psychoactive Substances Before Adulthood

10.21203/rs.3.rs-87394/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Gabriela Almeida Pinto da Silva ◽

Catarina Pinto Pereira ◽

Marta Sofia de Sousa Pinto

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Drug Use ◽

Harm Reduction ◽

School Environment ◽

Psychoactive Substances ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Policy And Practice ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Lack Of Information ◽

Multi Method Approach

Abstract Background The use of psychoactive substances frequently starts at a younger age than adulthood. Having in mind the advantages of taking into consideration the youth perspective, this retrospective study tried to provide them with a role in identifying their own needs regarding drug use focused interventions, the obstacles in accessing both general health and harm reduction services; the changes needed for a more effective, congruent and empowering response to the use of psychoactive substances before the age of 18.Methods The study was divided into two parts. Both parts had a qualitative focus complemented with a quantitative dimension and were supported by a multi-method approach. The first part was comprised of a questionnaire sent online to all harm reduction teams and two focus groups with eight harm reduction professionals and six people who use(d) drugs. The second part used an online questionnaire applied to 143 participants aged between the age of 18 to 25 complemented by two semi-structured interviews.Results The need for Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Activities in the drug education field, namely in the educational context; the lack of information about available services; the need for confidentiality were the most mentioned issues by the young people. Also, the informal network played a significant role in the participants relationship with psychoactive substances.Conclusions The lack of information was the most highlighted obstacle. Also, there is a confluence of various vulnerabilities such as being under 18, using drugs and the different social situations that they live in. To improve policy and practice regarding drug use among young people, harm reduction interventions must be scaled-up as well as intentionally driven to empower youth to deal with. School environment was chosen by participants as one of the elected environments to implement Harm Reduction services.

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Problems of Drug Addiction Among Student-Age Population: Analysis and Ways of Counteraction

Sociology and Law ◽

10.35854/2219-6242-2019-3-40-47 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 40-47

Author(s):

O. M. Samokhvalova ◽

A. V. Soskovets

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Drug Use ◽

Drug Addiction ◽

Empirical Data ◽

Questionnaire Survey ◽

Population Analysis ◽

Sociological Study ◽

Psychotropic Substances ◽

Anonymous Questionnaire ◽

Technical University

The paper deals with the problem of drug addiction in the student environment. This work is a sociological study. Students` attitude to narcotic and psychotropic substances is under examination. The method of anonymous questionnaire survey was used to collect empirical data among the students of technical university. The data on the evaluation of drug use problem among young people was obtained. An analysis of the results was performed.

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The relationship between severity of drug problems and perceived interdependence of drug use and sexual intercourse among adult males in drug addiction rehabilitation centers in Japan

Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy ◽

10.1186/s13011-020-00339-6 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Risa Yamada ◽

Takuya Shimane ◽

Ayumi Kondo ◽

Masako Yonezawa ◽

Toshihiko Matsumoto

Keyword(s):

Drug Use ◽

Sexual Intercourse ◽

Drug Addiction ◽

New Psychoactive Substances ◽

Adult Males ◽

Psychoactive Substances ◽

Unprotected Sexual Intercourse ◽

Rehabilitation Centers ◽

Drug Problems ◽

Primary Drug

Abstract Background Consuming drugs in conjunction with sexual intercourse may shape the perceived interdependence of drug use and sexual intercourse (PIDS). Additionally, the severity of drug problems may have a significant impact on PIDS. However, this relationship remains unverified. Therefore, this study investigates whether the severity of drug problems is associated with PIDS among adult males in drug addiction rehabilitation centers (DARC) in Japan. Methods This study was a secondary analysis of the “DARC Follow-Up Study in Japan” conducted by the National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry in 2016, in which participants from 46 facilities completed a self-report questionnaire. A total of 440 males with drug dependence were included in the analysis. We analyzed participants’ demographic characteristics, history of sexually transmitted disease diagnoses, and responses to questions related to drug use (e.g., primary drug use and PIDS). Additionally, we measured the severity of drug problems using the Japanese version of the Drug Abuse Screening Test-20 (DAST-20). Results The median age of the participants was 42 years. The median DAST-20 score was 14.0, the primary drug was methamphetamine (61.4%) and new psychoactive substances (NPS: 13.6%). Multivariate analysis indicated that participants’ experiences with unprotected sexual intercourse (“mostly a non-condom user”: adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 4.410), methamphetamine use (AOR = 3.220), new psychoactive substances use (AOR = 2.744), and the DAST-20 score (AOR = 1.093) were associated with PIDS. Conclusions This study indicated that the frequency of unprotected sexual intercourse under the influence of drugs, methamphetamine and NPS use were strongly associated with PIDS. The severity of drug problems was also significantly associated with PIDS. It is necessary to develop culturally appropriate treatment programs adapted to the needs of patients who experience strong PIDS.

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Drug use in the spread and forming of epidemic of hiv infection

Marine Medicine ◽

10.22328/2413-5747-2020-6-2-7-24 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 7-24

Author(s):

O. E. Simakina ◽

N. A. Belyakov ◽

V. V. Rassokhin ◽

N. B. Khalezova

Keyword(s):

Drug Use ◽

Hiv Infection ◽

Drug Addiction ◽

Drug Users ◽

Risk Groups ◽

Healthy Person ◽

Drug Addicts ◽

Risk Area ◽

High Risk Area

The paper reviews issues of drug use in the spread of HIV infection through sexual and injection routes, interaction of drug addicts with the general population, the main psychoactive substances used by drug addicts, the practices that contribute to the transmission of HIV from a drug addict to a healthy person, the representation of drug addicts in risk groups, the course of infections among injecting drug users (IDUs), treatment of drug use and infections in IDUs. The role of drug addiction in maintaining the HIV epidemic is shown. It is observed that people involved in seafaring are in high-risk area by drug addiction as well as by spread of HIV infection. Marine regions are among the most affected.

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“Drugs are a taboo”: a qualitative and retrospective study on the role of education and harm reduction strategies associated with the use of psychoactive substances under the age of 18

Harm Reduction Journal ◽

10.1186/s12954-021-00481-9 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Gabriela Almeida Pinto da Silva ◽

Catarina Pinto Pereira ◽

Marta Sofia de Sousa Pinto

Keyword(s):

Retrospective Study ◽

Young People ◽

Drug Use ◽

Harm Reduction ◽

School Environment ◽

Psychoactive Substances ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Policy And Practice ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Lack Of Information

Abstract Background The use of psychoactive substances frequently starts at a younger age than adulthood. Considering the perspective of young people, this retrospective study tried to provide them with a role in identifying their own needs regarding drug use and interventions focused on it; the obstacles in accessing both general health and harm reduction services; the changes needed for a more effective, congruent and empowering response to the use of psychoactive substances before the age of 18. Methods The study was divided into two parts having both parts a qualitative focus. In the first part of the study, an online questionnaire was sent to all harm reduction teams and two focus groups were carried out with eight harm reduction professionals and six people who use(d) drugs. The second part used an online questionnaire applied to 143 participants aged between the age of 18 and 25 complemented by two semi-structured interviews. Results The need for education about psychoactive substances, namely in the educational context; the lack of information about available services; and the need for confidentiality were the most mentioned issues by the young people. Also, the informal network played a significant role in the participants relationship with psychoactive substances. Conclusions The lack of information was the most highlighted obstacle. Also, there is a confluence of various vulnerabilities such as being under 18, using drugs and the different social situations that they live in. To improve policy and practice regarding drug use among young people, harm reduction interventions must be scaled-up as well as intentionally driven to empower youth to deal with. School environment was chosen by participants as one of the elected environments to implement harm reduction services.

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Narcotization as a Social Problem and the Factor of Destruction of Youth Society (on the Results of Annual Monitoring of Drug Situation in the Krasnoyarsk Region)

Sociology and Law ◽

10.35854/2219-6242-2020-1-27-35 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 27-35

Author(s):

V. E. Shinkevich ◽

Ya. N. Kalinichenko

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Drug Use ◽

Drug Addiction ◽

Russian Federation ◽

Social Problem ◽

Work Productivity ◽

Active Part ◽

Psychotropic Substances ◽

The Russian Federation ◽

Narcotic Drugs

The article considers the problem of drug addiction and the drug situation in the youth environment by the example of the Krasnoyarsk Territory as a typical Siberian territorial subject of the Russian Federation. The authors draw attention to the harmful influence of drug use on the health of the nation, on its most active part – young people, on impairment of work productivity of the population, criminalization of the society as a result of the illegal distribution of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. The importance of annual monitoring of the drug situation in order to timely identify emerging changes in drug addiction in the society and to develop effective measures to improve the drug situation is also shown.

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SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROBLEMS OF DRUG ADDICTION IN UKRAINE AND IMPACT OF IT ON HEALTH OF HUMAN

Reports of Vinnytsia National Medical University ◽

10.31393/reports-vnmedical-2018-22(4)-31 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 22 (4) ◽

pp. 752-759

Author(s):

S.I. Rudavka

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Drug Use ◽

Drug Addiction ◽

Drug Users ◽

Premature Death ◽

Economic Losses ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

Drug Addicts ◽

Technical Schools ◽

The Individual

The main factor of the disease of the psyche and the entire human body, which leads to the degradation of the individual, to complete disability and premature death, is the use of drugs. The purpose of the work is to consider the state of drug addiction in Ukraine, impact of it on human health, to determine socio-economic losses from drug use and to outline measures to prevent and combat drug addiction. According to information sources, in Ukraine consumption of drugs are from 1 to 1.5 million people, their number annually increases by 8-10%. This trend is one of the highest in the world. About 1,000 people in the country every year die from drug addiction, and 120,000 people die from drug addiction and related illnesses. 74% of drug addicts do not work or study anywhere. Among drug addicted 2% - students of technical schools and vocational schools, 0.4% - students of higher educational institutions. 70% of drug addicts in Ukraine are young people aged over 25 years. 73% of drug users are urban residents. Drug addicted patients spent significant funds on the purchase drugs and drug addiction dispensaries of the country - on their examination and treatment. So, in order to prevent and prohibition the use drugs by citizens of Ukraine it is necessary in each administrative- territorial region of the country inform the population, especially young people, about the dangers of drug use, and for state authorities need to ensure prevented illicit circulation and distribution the drags in the country.

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FAMILY AS A RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTOR OF DRUG ADDICTION IN YOUNG PEOPLE

10.51738/kpolisa2021.18.2r.4.05 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 307-320

Author(s):

BORO MERDOVIĆ ◽

RAJKA VUJOVIĆ

Keyword(s):

Risk Factor ◽

Young People ◽

Drug Addiction ◽

Protective Factor ◽

Family System ◽

Psychoactive Substances ◽

The Family ◽

The World ◽

The Individual ◽

Drug Problems

The abuse of psychoactive substances, which often turns into drug addiction, is a serious global problem that is receiving increasing attention with the scientific and professional public. The consequences of this plague are numerous and incalculable both for the individual and for his narrower and wider social environment, but also for society as a whole. The family of addicts is the first to feel the consequences of drug addiction, but also the first to influence young people to enter the world of drugs. The aim of this paper is to review all the potentials that the family has, which should be used in the process of treatment and resocialization of addicts. We will also point to the family as a risk factor that can contribute to the occurrence of drug problems in its members, especially those in adolescence. The discussion of risk and protective factors related to the family is motivated by the fact that the adolescent still belongs to the family system and depends on it. The attitudes he has developed within the family system affect other family members and vice versa.

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