Atitudinea și cunoștințele elevilor din cinci școli din Sibiu față de efectele pe termen scurt ale consumului de substanțe
Attitudes and Knowledge of Students from five Schools in Sibiu to the Short-term Effects of Substance Use

Summary/Abstract: Romania ranks 5th in the top of countries with excessive alcoholconsumption. Young people are a vulnerable group. 253 young people (151 girlsand 102 boys) with an average age of 16.35 years from 5 schools in Sibiu answereda 30-items questionnaire. The results demonstrated the following: students considerthat drinking as a problem among them, 95% think that they can easily get alcoholanywhere, parents are permissive to the alcohol consumption by minors (74% saidthey know parents who allow minors to drink alcohol). Young people begin toconsume alcohol at the age of 14. In this group of adolescents, beer is the mostconsumed drink followed by wine and vodka. The main reasons for consumptionare the infl uence of friends, personal problems, family issues, curiosity or getting agood state. There is misconception around marijuana use. Students have knowledgeof the eff ects of alcohol intoxication, and most have said the fi rst solution is tocommunicate with parents. Punishments are still present in Romanian cultureand the specialized approach is not seen as a prime solution. However, the studyconfi rms the lack of specialized community services to assist young drug users andthe inadequacy of anti-alcohol programs in the school. Finally, students who areabstinent responded that also their friends do not drink alcohol. The results maybe useful to carry out further in-depth studies and develop specialist interventionsto prevent alcohol and drug use among young people.

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