Konfidencialumo problema vaikams skirtose narkomanijos prevencijos programose
The problem of confidentiality in drug prevention programmes for children

Summary/Abstract: The problem of drug addiction becomes bigger and bigger, moreover it endangers public and individual health, social welfare and even it menaces national safety. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Word Drug Report 2006 mentioned that the multilateral drug control system has, in fact, contained the problem to 5 per cent of the world population (age 15–64). Of these 5 per cent of the population (age 15–64), who use illicit drugs at least once a year, only about half of them (2.7 per cent of the population age 15–64) use drugs regularly, that is, at least once per month. The number of what are commonly understood to be drug addicts or problem drug users is some 25 million people worldwide, equivalent to 0.6 per cent of the population age 15–64. 8.2 percent of Lithuanian population (age 15–64) used drugs at least once in their lifetimes. Younger Lithuanian population (aged 15 to 34) more frequently than older population (aged 35 to 64) indicated that they had tried drugs at least once in their lifetimes (14.1 percent vs. 3.8 percent, respectively). Sadly, that the problem of drug addiction is quite common among children (to 18 years old). The research done by the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD 2003) suggests that 15,6 percents out of all 15–16 years old school children abused drugs at least once in their life. Other survey “Evaluation of Activities of the Prevention Work Groups in Schools and Coordination Groups in Municipalities” (2005) mentioned that according to the respondents the problem of drug and psychotropic substance use is not the most topical one. It is important to point out that 58,4 percent of the respondents state that the problem of drug and psychotropic substance use is not topical for them, however, 24,9 percent of the schoolchildren state it is topical. In 2005, health care institutions registered 2 children under 15years of age, 48 person’s aged 15 to19 addicted to drugs. In order to stop the demand and the supply of drugs it is necessary to have an effective prevention. The implementation of drug addiction prevention measures is projected in the National Programon Drug Control and Prevention of Drug Addiction 2004–2008, which stipulates that primary prevention of drug addiction shall be coordinated with prevention of alcohol and tobacco use and shall be based on sustainable education in the family, at school and in the community, by paying particular attention to prevention among high-risk children and youth. Another important document, the National Strategy on Drug Addiction Prevention and Drug Control 2004–2008, points out one of the priorities of this Strategy– primary prevention of drug use in the family, among children and youth.

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