Historique
Périodique
Drogenkonsum als problematische Form der Lebensbewaeltigung im Jugendalter
(La consommation de drogues comme problématique des difficultés de l'adolescence) ; (Drug consumption as an unproductive form of coping with stressors in adolescence)
Auteur(s) :
HURRELMANN, K. ;
HESSE, S.
Année
1991
Langue(s) :
Allemand
ISBN :
0939-5911
Refs biblio. :
37
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Note générale :
Sucht - Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Praxis, 1991, 37, 240-252
Résumé :
FRANÇAIS :
L'étude considère l'abus de drogues pendant l'enfance et l'adolescence comme une forme d'expression des difficultés de cet âge. Il n'y aurait pas de différence fondamentale dans l'esprit des jeunes entre abus d'alcool, de tabac, de médicaments et de drogues illégales. Une démarche préventive pour "immuniser" les jeunes sur le plan psycho-social, dès le début de l'éducation, semble importante. Les auteurs soulignent l'inefficacité des mesures répressives.
ENGLISH :
This paper discusses theories on origins and psychosocial functions of drug use in childhood and adolescence. Drug use is viewed as a problem form of coping with age-specific developmental tasks. The use of different drugs is classified in each case as a specific expression of personal problem processing. In this context, data are presented on the prevalence of addictions to tobacco / cigarettes, alcohol, and prescription drugs. The following chapters of the paper use the epidemiological findings to derive conclusions for addiction-prevention programs in schools and youth services. These ideas are based on the proposition that the goal of prevention should be to reduce the subjective need for drugs and that repressive measures are having very low chances of succes. A major goal of prevention is considered to be to build up a "psychosocial immunization" against drugs at an early stage of personality development. (Author's abstract)
L'étude considère l'abus de drogues pendant l'enfance et l'adolescence comme une forme d'expression des difficultés de cet âge. Il n'y aurait pas de différence fondamentale dans l'esprit des jeunes entre abus d'alcool, de tabac, de médicaments et de drogues illégales. Une démarche préventive pour "immuniser" les jeunes sur le plan psycho-social, dès le début de l'éducation, semble importante. Les auteurs soulignent l'inefficacité des mesures répressives.
ENGLISH :
This paper discusses theories on origins and psychosocial functions of drug use in childhood and adolescence. Drug use is viewed as a problem form of coping with age-specific developmental tasks. The use of different drugs is classified in each case as a specific expression of personal problem processing. In this context, data are presented on the prevalence of addictions to tobacco / cigarettes, alcohol, and prescription drugs. The following chapters of the paper use the epidemiological findings to derive conclusions for addiction-prevention programs in schools and youth services. These ideas are based on the proposition that the goal of prevention should be to reduce the subjective need for drugs and that repressive measures are having very low chances of succes. A major goal of prevention is considered to be to build up a "psychosocial immunization" against drugs at an early stage of personality development. (Author's abstract)
Affiliation :
SFB 227, Univ. Bielefeld, Postfach 8640, 4800 Bielefeld 1
Allemagne fédérale. Germany.
Allemagne fédérale. Germany.