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Vladimir Petrovich Shibaev

Stavropol State Agrarian University, Stavropol

 

The involvement of biological specialties’ students for the prevention work on smoking and alcoholism among young people

Abstract: in the article the experience of the organization of the problematic group of the students of medical and biological specialties for conducting educational work with the young people on the preventive of alcoholism and tobacco smoking is represented.

The keywords: the preventive maintenance of alcoholism, addiction and tobacco smoking with the use of contemporary information technologies.

 

The problem of alcoholism, drug abuse affects many countries of the world. This is especially relevant for the youth, so it is important to carry out preventive measures among young people. Different countries of the world solve this problem in different ways. Mostly prevention measures include physicians’ work, a creation of non-profit organizations against drugs, alcoholism. These institutions create special sites concerning their work. For example, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is situated in Bethesda, Maryland, USA [1]. NIDA’s mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. This charge has two critical components. The first is the strategic support and conduct of research across a broad range of disciplines. The second is ensuring the rapid and effective dissemination and use of the results of that research to significantly improve prevention and treatment and to inform policy as it relates to drug abuse and addiction. Adolescence is a critical time for preventing drug addiction. As noted previously, early use of drugs increases a person's chances of more serious drug abuse and addiction. Risk of drug abuse increases greatly during times of transition, such as changing schools, moving, or divorce [2]. If we can prevent drug abuse, we can prevent drug addiction.

The institute offers a broad range of science-validated programs for youth and adults which are to help people with drug addiction. The term "science-validated" means that these programs have been rationally designed based on current knowledge, rigorously tested, and shown to produce positive results. For example, NIDA's Preventing Drug Use among Children and Adolescents: A Research-Based Guide for Parents, Educators, and Community Leaders, can significantly reduce early use of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs.

These prevention programs work to boost protective factors and eliminate or reduce risk factors for drug use. The programs are designed for various ages and can be designed for individual or group settings, such as the school and home .

Communities That Care (CTC) is another coalition-based community prevention operating system that uses a public health approach to prevent youth problem behaviors including underage drinking, tobacco use, violence, delinquency, school dropout and substance abuse [3].

In Atlanta, Georgia the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through the Office on Smoking and Health (OSH), is situated.

 It is the lead federal agency for comprehensive tobacco prevention and control. OSH is a division within the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, which is located within CDC’s Coordinating Center for Health Promotion.

Originally established in 1965 as the National Clearinghouse for Smoking and Health, OSH is dedicated to reducing the death and disease caused by tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke.

Smoking harms nearly every organ of the body, causing many diseases and affecting the health of smokers in general. The Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) helps states and communities implement tobacco control programs by featuring national and local campaigns and events, linking to state and community resources, producing guidelines, and compiling data.

In Russia we came to the conclusion that to organize a preventive work with youth the efforts of physicians, community organizations and special sites are insufficient. For the organization of prevention of drug addiction, alcoholism, and tobacco smoking among youth it is necessary to attract students – future teachers, future physicians, and University professors, Tutors and teachers – educators in schools. When designing M.A. (Master of Arts) academic program “Pedagogical Education” there must be planned the disciplines, aimed at forming competencies related to the cultural-educational activity, which includes prevention of drug addiction, alcoholism and tobacco smoking.

In the North-Caucasian Federal University information technologies are widely applied in educational process [4]. In the Institute of Living systems the idea to use the potential of students of “Medical biochemistry” and “Biology” specialties for the organization of work on prevention of drug addiction, alcoholism and tobacco smoking among youth on the basis of information technologies arose. Thus, problematic group on the application of contemporary information technologies in the process of conducting educational work with the students and the schoolboys on the preventive maintenance of drug addiction, alcoholism and tobacco smoking was created. The students and masters degree candidates of department “Medical biochemistry”, “Biology” entered into the group.

REFERENCES

1.            Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction. Date Views April 18, 2014 www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugs-brains-behavior-science-addiction/preventing-drug-abuse-best-strategy.

2.            Krohn M.D.,  A.J. Lizotte and  C.M. Perez, 2007. The interrelationship between substance use and precocious transitions to adult statuses. J Health Soc Behav, 38(1): 87-103.

3.            Communities That Care. Date Views April 17, 2014 www.communitiesthatcare.net/.

4.            Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Date Views April 19, 2014 www.cdc.gov/tobacco/osh/.