Awareness and attitude of secondary school students about drug use

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. Am...

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Main Authors: Suada Branković, Mersa Šegalo, Arzija Pašalić, Jasmina Mahmutović, Amila Jaganjac, Amra Čustović-Hadžimuratović, Elisa Vreto
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Language:English
Published: University of Sarajevo 2013-04-01
Series:Journal of Health Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.jhsci.ba/ojs/index.php/jhsci/article/view/131
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author Suada Branković
Mersa Šegalo
Arzija Pašalić
Jasmina Mahmutović
Amila Jaganjac
Amra Čustović-Hadžimuratović
Elisa Vreto
author_facet Suada Branković
Mersa Šegalo
Arzija Pašalić
Jasmina Mahmutović
Amila Jaganjac
Amra Čustović-Hadžimuratović
Elisa Vreto
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description 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. 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
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spelling doaj.art-ebbbb2a77eff41e59c438af78ab7c2b92022-12-22T02:00:52ZengUniversity of SarajevoJournal of Health Sciences2232-75761986-80492013-04-013110.17532/jhsci.2013.3017Awareness and attitude of secondary school students about drug useSuada Branković0Mersa Šegalo1Arzija Pašalić2Jasmina Mahmutović3Amila Jaganjac4Amra Čustović-Hadžimuratović5Elisa Vreto6Faculty of Health Studies at Sarajevo University Bolnička 25, Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaClinical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Clinical Center of Sarajevo University, Bolnička 25, Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaFaculty of Health Studies at Sarajevo University Bolnička 25, Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaFaculty of Health Studies at Sarajevo University Bolnička 25, Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaFaculty of Health Studies at Sarajevo University Bolnička 25, Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe Ministry of Health of the Canton Sarajevo, Reis Džemaludina Čauševića 1, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.Medical high school - Jezero Sarajevo, Patriotske lige 67a, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.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. 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 studentshttps://www.jhsci.ba/ojs/index.php/jhsci/article/view/131attitudedrugshigh schoolstudents
spellingShingle Suada Branković
Mersa Šegalo
Arzija Pašalić
Jasmina Mahmutović
Amila Jaganjac
Amra Čustović-Hadžimuratović
Elisa Vreto
Awareness and attitude of secondary school students about drug use
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title Awareness and attitude of secondary school students about drug use
title_full Awareness and attitude of secondary school students about drug use
title_fullStr Awareness and attitude of secondary school students about drug use
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