Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences: Drug Abuse Among Young People of the Krasnoyarsk Territory and Some Recommendations on Countermeasures Against Drugs Use: Basing on the Results of Social Research in the Region

Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Drug Abuse Among Young People of the Krasnoyarsk Territory and Some Recommendations on Countermeasures Against Drugs Use: Basing on the Results of Social Research in the Region

Issue: Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2013 6 (12)
Authors: Shinkevich, Vladimir E.
Contact information: Shinkevich, Vladimir E.:Siberian Institute of Law of the Russian Federal Drug Control Service 20 Rokossovskogo Str., Krasnoyarsk, 660131 Russia;E-mail: ,
Keywords: drug abuse situation; drug abuse among young people; spread of drug abuse; countermeasures against illicit traffic of drugs and psychotropic substances
Abstract: The article deals with the social research results regarding the drug abuse situation among young people of the region basing on the opinion poll of secondary school pupils, students of vocational training colleges, universities and working young people of the Krasnoyarsk Territory. Special attention is paid to the fact that the age of the first trial of psychoactive substances is getting younger and that social environment in this respect is especially important. Moreover, the role of parents in teaching their under-age children the anti-drug culture is emphasized. As a result, some recommendations on countermeasures against drug abuse and development of the idea of a healthy lifestyle have been developed
Pages: 1831-1837
Paper at repository of SibFU: https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/10121