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2021, vol. 50, iss. 1, pp. 17-30
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Abuse of psychoactive substances by young people aged 15-24 in Serbia
Zloupotreba psihoaktivnih supstanci od strane mladih uzrasta 15-24 godine u Republici Srbiji
Milićević Tanjaa, Marinković Anaa, Radovanović Snežanab  , Gračić Danijelac, Krulj Sanjad, Milosavljević Jasnae, Gazdić Mirjanae , Simović-Šiljković Divnaf, Mujković Marijag, Radivojević Slađanah, Stanojlović Predragi
aDom zdravlja Kraljevo, Kraljevo bUniversity of Kragujevac, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Social Medicine, Serbia cPrivatna ordinacija "Medicina Familija", Svilajnac dZavod za zdravstvenu zaštitu radnika železnice Srbije, Beograd, + Ambulanta Lapovo, Lapovo eUniversity of Kragujevac, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Serbia fDom zdravlja Gornji Milanovac, Gornji Milanovac gDom zdravlja Lapovo, Lapovo hDom zdravlja Topola, Topola iSpecijalna bolnica za hiperbaričnu medicinu, Vrnjačka Banja
email: jovanarad@yahoo.com
Abstract
Introduction/Aim: The abuse of psychoactive substances among young people is a significant global public health problem. The aim of the study was to examine the prevalence of psychoactive substances use among adolescents in Republic of Serbia. Methods: In this secondary analysis of data, we used data from the Serbian national survey of population health from 2013, which was conducted by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Serbia and Institute of Public Health of Serbia. This cross-sectional study, which was conducted on a representative sample of the population of Serbia, included 1722 respondents aged 15 to 24 years (49% of women and 51% of men). Results: Out of the total number of young people aged 15-24, ⅓ of them declared themselves on the issue of cigarette consumption in the following way: 52.1% consumed cigarettes daily and 20.8% occasionally. Among the respondents, 41.3% were exposed to the indoor tobacco smoke for 1 hour or more daily, while 49.4% were concerned about the harmful effects of smoking on their health. Only a third said that they had never consumed alcohol or had only taken a few sips of alcohol in their lifetime. Men smoked slightly more often (52.2%) and consumed alcohol more often (every day or almost every day 0.7%, 5-6 days a week 0.7%, 3-4 days a week 4.5%, 1-2 days a week 15.7%, as well as 2-3 days a month 16.8%) than women (0.3%; 0.2%; 1.7%; 7.8%; 12%). About ¼ adolescents used 6 or more alcoholic beverages 1-3 days a month for the last 12 months. During the last 12 months, the respondents most often consumed painkillers (20.2%), sedatives (1.7%) and sleeping AIDS (2.3%) on their own initiative. There were 0.7% of users of illicit psychoactive substances (cannabis, cocaine, and glue). Conclusion: The results of the study of psychoactive substances abuse among young people in Serbia point to the necessity to work on the prevention of risky behavior.
Sažetak
Uvod/Cilj: Zloupotreba psihoaktivnih supstanci među mladima predstavlja globalni javnozdravstveni problem. Cilj studije je bio da se ispita učestalost korišćenja psihoaktivnih supstanci u populaciji mladih uzrasta 15-24 godine u Republici Srbiji. Metode: U okviru ove sekundarne analize podataka korišćeni su podaci iz dela Istraživanja zdravlja stanovništva Srbije iz 2013. godine, koju su sproveli Ministarstvo zdravlja Republike Srbije i Institut za javno zdravlje Srbije. Ovom studijom preseka, sprovedenom na reprezentativnom uzorku populacije Srbije, bilo je obuhvaćeno 1722 ispitanika (49% žena i 51% muškaraca) uzrasta 15 do 24 godine. Rezultati: Od ukupnog broja mladih uzrasta 15-24 godine, ⅓ njih se izjasnila po pitanju konzumiranja cigareta na sledeći način: 52,1% da konzumira cigarete svakodnevno, a 20,8% povremeno. Među ispitanicima 41,3% je bilo izloženo duvanskom dimu jedan i više sati dnevno u zatvorenom prostoru, a 49,4% je bilo zabrinuto zbog štetnih posledica pušenja po svoje zdravlje. Samo se trećina mladih izjasnila da alkohol nikada nisu konzumirali ili da su popili samo nekoliko gutljaja alkohola u svom životu. Muškarci su nešto češće svakodnevno pušili (52,2%) i češće konzumirali alkohol (svaki dan ili skoro svaki dan 0,7%, 5-6 dana u nedelji 0,7%, 3-4 dana u nedelji 4,5%, 1-2 dana u nedelji 15,7%, kao i 2-3 dana mesečno 16,8%) nego žene (0,3%; 0,2%; 1,7%; 7,8%; 12%). Tokom poslednjih 12 meseci, oko ¼ adolescenata je koristilo 6 i više alkoholnih pića 1-3 dana mesečno, 20,2% samonicijativno je koristilo sredstva protiv bolova, 1,7% sredstva za umirenje i 2,3% sredstva za spavanje. Korisnika nedozvoljenih psihoaktivnih supstanci (kao što su kanabis, kokain i lepak) je bilo 0,7%. Zaključak: Rezultati studije zloupotrebe psihoaktivnih supstanci među mladima uzrasta od 15 do 24 godine u Srbiji ukazuju na neophodnost rada na prevenciji rizičnog ponašanja.
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