P02-36 - Socio-demographic characteristic of addict treated at the psychiatric cilinic

Abstract

IntroductionThe spread of drug abuse in our country was influenced by many factors, and as the most important are the following social factors caused by changed conditions of life increase in delinquency and deviant behavior, and a new style of life, loss of cultural identity, conflict, feeling of insecurity and helplessness, which can be encouraged and by influential groups in the environment.The aim of1. The aim of this work is an indication of socio-demographic characteristics of addicts in our clinic, and view profiles addicts Šumadija district.Material and methodsWe used the following medical documentation:Øhistory of disease addictsØprotocols examined and treated addicts in this institution from 2002 - 2006. year.ConclusionsFollowing some socio-demographic characteristics of drug addicts treated in our clinic, we came to the profile of addicts Šumadija county:Øthese are the people in the age of 20 - 30 yearsØmaleØfrom the urban environmentØwithout rešenog marital statusØwithout the employment relationshipØhospital treated several times, who because of his behavior asocijalnog came into conflict with the law2. The obtained profile of addicts should provide adequate treatment of this disease and to point out that drug addiction is a medical, but also a sociological problem.3. Only adequate preventive measures such as teaching in elementary and secondary schools, in the form of various discussions, through the media where they would be included all the relative factors (SO, Red Cross, Center for social work, police, judiciary and others) can give results in the fight against this disease.