Citation

Dabić O, Martinac M, Babić D, Kuzman M. Alcoholism (Zagreb) 2011; 47(1): 11-28.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Center for study and Control of Alcoholism and Addictions (Croatia))

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Abstract

The goal of the paper was to examine the prevalence of psychoactive substance abuse among high school students in Nevesinje and Mostar, to find out the most frequent psychoactive substance among the students, the reasons for using drugs and the level of information regarding the presence of psychoactive drugs in the immediate environment. Of the total number of 140 subjects in the area of Nevesinje and Mostar, 56.4% were male, while 43.6% female subjects. The study included third and fourth-class high school students, aged between 17 and 19 years (mean age 18.5). The program system SPSS 11 for Windows was used for the statistical analysis, and the data was stored in MS Excel 2003 database. Marijuana and cannabis are the most frequently used psychoactive substances (29.3%), and the mean age was 15.5. One third of the students used alcohol combined with pills on several occasions. Inhalants were taken by 23.6%, tranquilizers and sedatives by 15.0% of the students. The least used psychoactive substances were heroin, cocaine, amphetamines and hallucinogen drugs. The variables that were most dominant in the prevalence of drugs were the family and success at school. With this research we wanted to see which drug was most frequent, the reasons for taking the first drug, in what way students can get drugs, and what was the family's role. There was no statistically significant difference according to groups or gender related to drug use. Statistically significant variable were found in the variables of success at school and family.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescent; adult; human; female; male; cannabis; sex difference; Abuse; suicide attempt; amphetamine; cocaine; substance abuse; alcohol consumption; article; automutilation; academic achievement; psychotropic agent; steroid; single parent; diamorphine; 3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine; drug information; lysergide; sedative agent; tranquilizer; solvent; psychedelic agent; friend; drug bioavailability; family relation; family stress; high school student; Psychoactive substances; inhalant abuse; Bosnia and Herzegovina; pill; adoptive parent