Professional paper
Juveniles in the drug market
Anita Jandrić Nišević
orcid.org/0000-0002-9076-0403
; Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Ivana Borić
; Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Željko Petković
; Croatian Institute of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The role of juveniles in the drug market is certainly a phenomenon that deserves much more attention of scientists who study the structure and dynamics of the drug market, since their participation in the drug market significantly contributes to market development and dynamics and becomes a great sociopathological problem. Adolescence is considered a period of more intense engagement in risky behaviors, which can ultimately result in long-term side effects. The main focus of this scientific research on the drug market is on the prevalence of drug use among children and juveniles, but there are only a few studies that focus on children and young people as active participants in this market.
The aim of this paper is to investigate the role and ways of participation of young people in the drug market in order to design preventive activities at different levels and taking into account the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to this issue. The results of the analysis of scientific and professional literature indicate the increasing consumption of new psychoactive substances among juveniles and the significant role that they have in the drug market in the context of drug traffickingin virtual/online markets. The question of the effectiveness of policies to combat drug abuse in relation to children and youth is also raised, as well as the question of the effectiveness of prevention programs and interventions intended for this group.
Keywords
juveniles; drug market; risk factors
Hrčak ID:
276225
URI
Publication date:
2.5.2022.
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