THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL AND CIGARETTES AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN THE TERRITORY OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF DOLJEVAC
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.46793/PP240123018BKeywords:
adolescent, cigarette, alcohol, COVID19, isolation, preventionAbstract
Introduction: The social distancing measures during COVID-19 pandemic resulted in mental suffering among adolescents, leading to risky consumption of psychoactive substances such as tobacco and alcohol.
Aim: To examine the incidence of tobacco and alcohol consumption due to the isolation of COVID-19 in 2020 in the group of adolescents in the final grade of elementary school in the territory of the municipality of Doljevac.
Material and methods: Two studies were conducted in the period from October to November 2022 after the COVID19 pandemic, the frequency of cigarette use, and frequency of alcohol use among a sample of eighth-grade elementary school students, both sexes, a total of 82 respondents.
Results: Cigarettes were tried by more than a quarter of respondents, 26.18%. Currently, 2.44% of the surveyed students use cigarettes. Almost 63.41% of respondents have tried alcohol, 23.18%, while the experience of drunkenness was reported by 12.02% of the examined children.
Conclusion: Our data indicate that the situation with COVID-19 has affected the social life of young people, specially consumption alcohol and cigarretes. It can be concluded that it is necessary to implement preventive programs in order to reduce the use of tobacco and alcohol among adolescents. Young people, their parents and other important people from their environment, educators, social community, media, should have been active in emphasising the harmfulness of alcohol and tobacco consumption.
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