Professional paper

PHENOMENOLOGY OF DRUG ABUSE IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA WITH THE REVIEW OF CURRENT SITUATION IN THE WORLD

Željko Petković ; Ministry of the Interior, Republic of Croatia

Abstract

This paper outlines the phenomenology of the drug abuse in the Republic of Croatia and the policy to prevent such specifi c crime
through the National Strategy for drug suppression. Results achieved in the fi eld of drug suppression and possible weak points were
discussed. With the respect of getting better understanding of the facts and policies related to the dug problem in the Republic of
Croatia it has been given a review of drug abuse in the world through an overview of the conclusions by the 52nd High-level session of
the UN Commission on narcotic drugs (CND). It also shows current international policy of suppression of drug abuse. In the conclusion
of the work, based on gathered evidence, the assumption regarding further trends of drug abuse has been made.

Keywords

crime; drugs abuse, suppression

Hrčak ID:

45270

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/45270

Publication date:

28.12.2009.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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