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E-narkotyki w opinii i doświadczeniu młodych dorosłych
E-Drugs in the Opinion and Experience of Young Adults

Author(s): Marlena Stradomska
Subject(s): Media studies, Substance abuse and addiction, Health and medicine and law, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jana Kochanowskiego
Keywords: e-drugs; addiction; Internet; young adults;

Summary/Abstract: This article is a summary of considerations on the subject of e-drugs. The research has been carried out since 2019 and continues to the present. This article will present the results of online surveys. An important aspect was to check and verify the knowledge about e-drugs among young people in Poland, what are the experiences of the respondents regarding the use of psychoactive substances. The research was carried out using a proprietary questionnaire, which was made available via an interactive Google questionnaire. The final analyzes included the responses of 102 respondents, including 54 men and 48 women (M=22.3) living in the Lubelskie Voivodeship. The respondents ranged in age from 20 to 26. Over half of the respondents (53%) visited websites where e-drugs can be used, 43% of people used them, including 20% more than once. E-drugs are considered the least dangerous in terms of addiction potential, compared to other drugs. Based on this research, it appears that many people do not know the definition of addiction. Respondents say new things are worth trying, including the effects of e-drugs. This work has a theoretical and practical dimension, because in addition to the theory, own research and practical implications will be presented.

  • Issue Year: 39/2021
  • Issue No: 39
  • Page Range: 207-221
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish