NCJ Number
38804
Journal
PATOLOGIA SPOLECZNA - ZAPOBIEGANIE Volume: 2 Dated: (1976) Pages: 78-95
Date Published
1976
Length
18 pages
Annotation
ANALYSIS OF THE PATTERNS AND CAUSES OF DRUG ABUSE IN POLAND SINCE 1967 INCLUDING STATISTICAL TRENDS.
Abstract
MOST DRUG ABUSERS IN POLAND ARE YOUNG AND MALE, MANY OF THEM BEING OF SCHOOL AGE. THE AUTHOR ASSERTS THAT MAJOR FACTORS IN POLISH DRUG ABUSE ARE EMOTIONAL IMMATURITY IN COMPARISON WITH PHYSICAL AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT DURING ADOLESCENCE, FRUSTRATIONS RESULTING FROM AN INCREASED PACE OF LIFE, AND FASCINATION WITH WESTERN EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN MODELS OF BEHAVIOR. --IN POLISH. SUMMARIES IN ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN...TL