| Title |
Marihuanos ir kitų narkotikų vartojimo sąsajos tarp paauglių |
| Translation of Title |
Relations between usage of marihuana and other drugs among teenagers. |
| Authors |
Jurgaitienė, Dalia ; Targamadzė, Vilija |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Medicina. 2006, t. 42, Nr. 10, p. 843-851.. ISSN 1010-660X |
| Keywords [eng] |
School children ; Narcotics ; Hashish |
| Abstract [eng] |
The article deals with the relations between usage of marihuana and other drugs among teenagers. The aim of the study is not to examine connection between regular marihuana use and other drugs but also to find factors that motivate marihuana users to try other drugs and to name differences of attitude towards drugs and drug addiction between regular and irregular marihuana users. The research was conducted in six vocational scholls of Klaipeda; 912 freshman students (mean age 17,5 years) were surveyed. During the survey anonymous questionnaires were administered, and data were processed using SPSS program package. During the study it was established that 15,6 % of vocational schools' males and 4,9 % of females smoked marihuana often or more often (more than 20 times). Those students are regular marihuana users, and they already may need medical or psychological help. Behavior and attitude of regular marihuana towards drugs users which can be named as tolerance towards all drug usage ideology. statistically significantly differed from ideology of irregular marihuana users. |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2006 |
