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The Notion of Addiction in the Local Environment. Diagnosis and Prevention
The Notion of Addiction in the Local Environment. Diagnosis and Prevention

Author(s): Iwona Malorny
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Substance abuse and addiction, Environmental interactions
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: prevention; addiction; local environment; Bytom

Summary/Abstract: The research constituting the basis for this article is aimed at gauging the risk of various addictions among the school-aged youth of Bytom, followed by designing of a local scheme of addiction prevention. Analyses presented in this text clearly reinforce the need to approach the phenomena of addiction comprehensively; the said approach would not only investigate the causes, but also propose practical solutions. Both efficient and effective prevention scheme should be developed as inter-institutional co-operation. Thus, the author develops a set of suggested solutions to the problems diagnosed.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 49 (2)
  • Page Range: 313-326
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English
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