The prevalence of the addiction substrances among scholl-children and students
Main researcher
: JONJIĆ, ANTO (85144) Assistants
GRUBIŠIĆ-GREBLO, HANIJA (142066)
DABO, JAGODA (143591)
KONTOŠIĆ, IVICA (143655)
JAMBROVIĆ-GAŠPARAC, ŽELJKA (143622)
Type of research: applied Duration from: 06/01/93. to 06/01/96. Papers on project (total): 88
Papers on project quoted in Current Contents: 1
Institution name: Medicinski fakultet, Rijeka (62) Department/Institute: Department of social medicine and health ecology Address: Braće Branchetta 20/1 City: 51000 - Rijeka, Croatia
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Summary: The prevalence of disease among inhabitants, the duration
of disease and the therapeutic and the rehabilitation efficiency point at
the heaviness and the importance of any disease and at the necessity of
organized prevention. Smoking, as also other addictions, represents typical
examples of such and condition in population, with its all mentioned
characteristics. Therefore, an epidemiological prospective investigation
among children in elementary and secondary school is proposed, through
representative sample in urban (Rijeka) and rural environment (Pazin). The
causes of the beginning of smoking, and of other addictions are
investigated, as also the establishment of real epidemiological state, in
the aim to create the specific programmes of the addictions prevention. So
we would act on the realisation of the WHO aims which, in the tasks of
programm "Health for All to 2000" in the article 16 th - "The Positive
Health behaviou Promotion", wants the reduction of smoking habit so that
the non-smoking population increase to 80% of the total population . Today,
there are about 30% of non-smokers in Croatia. In the artiche 17h - "The
Health Harmful Behaviour Diminution", the aim is the reduction for almost
25% of alcohol consumption and of the consumption of other harmful
substances till 2000.
Keywords: addictives, school-children, students
Research goals: Fundamental aim of project it to investigate by
epidemiological methods: the prevalence and the other characteristics of
the addiction substances intake. This investigation is primarily directed
to the beginning of the addiction substances intake which may cause
addictions. So, the age in which the youth begin to take the addiction
substances, the sequence of the intake of this substances, family
conditions in which they live, employment of their parents, thier
educaation, the prevalence of the addiction substances intake in the family
of examinees, and other facts, will be investigated. The expectet
contribution is in the establishment of real epidemiological state which is
necessary to create and to use better and adequate specxific preventive
programmes according to the appearance, the location and the group of the
addiction substances. Each detail in the study the addictions creation
incidence. Because of that, the aim of this investigation is to study the
characteristic of the addiction substances intake in the youngest part of
population: in preadolescent and adolescent age.
COOPERATION - INSTITUTIONS
Name of institution
: Savez za suzbijanje bolesti ovisnosti i
unapređenje duševnog zdravlja Type of institution: Other City: 51000 - Rijeka, Croatia
Name of institution
: Poglavarstvo grada Rijeke Type of institution: Institution whose primary activities ar City: 51000 - Rijeka, Croatia Other information about the project.