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[Frequency and risk factors of the use of psychoactive substances among the young].

Abstract：

BACKGROUND/AIM:Socio-economic changes that occured in the wake of dismemberment of former Yugoslavia resulted in the appearance of social pathology, one of which was the increase in the use of psychoactive substances. The overwhole epidemiological research in the use of psychoactive substances has not been conducted so far. The aim of this study was to establish the type and form of the use of psychoactive substances considering sex and age, as well as risk factors for the use of psychoactive substances among the children and adolescents. METHODS:The research was carried out among 1011 elementary school children (seventh and eighth grades) and secondary school children (all four grades) in the area of Belgrade from October 2003 to January 2004. Out of the total number 457 (45.2%) were elementary school pupils and 554 (54.8%) secondary school pupils. There were 524 (51.8%) boys and 487 (48.2%) girls, aged from 12 to 18 years (the average age being 15.3 years). The method used was the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs Questionaire. Chi-square test, Mann-Whitney, Student's t test and Logistic Regression test were used in statistical processing of the data. RESULTS:Totally 14.2% examinees tried psychoactive substances. The most frequent drug used at the first contact was marijuana (10.8%) at the age of 15 tried by 12.7% examinees, inhalants (4.4%), amphetamines (4.1%), sedatives (3.7%), alcohol combined with marijuana (3.9%), then cocaine (2.8%), heroine (2.3%), alcohol combined with sedatives (2.2%), and ecstasy (1.6%), followed by anabolic steroids, heroin, diethilamid lisergic acid (LSD) and magic mushrooms. It was determined that going out in the evening, smoking and binge form drinking were directly connected with the use of psychoactive substances. CONCLUSION:Totally 14.2% of the exameneers used psychoactive substances, mostly marijuana, followed by amphetamines and others. New tendencies of use characterized by the increase in the use are of synthetic substances, simultaneous use of more psychoactive substances and younger age. The risk factors are going out in the evening, smoking, binge drinking and use of synthetic substances among peers. Our research indicates the neccessity of primary prevention.

journal_name

Vojnosanit Pregl

journal_title

Vojnosanitetski pregled

authors

Pavlović Z,Jakovljević B

doi

10.2298/vsp0806441p

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-06-01 00:00:00

pages

441-8

issue

eissn

0042-8450

issn

2406-0720

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[Frequency and risk factors of the use of psychoactive substances among the young].