Maloljetnički alkoholizam

Alkoholizam je jedan od vodećih javno-zdravstvenih problema. To je dugotrajna i kronična bolest do koje dolazi prekomjernim uživanjem u alkoholu. Alkohol ima nepovoljan učinak na ljudsko zdravlje stvarajući fizičku i psihičku ovisnost. Ovisnost o alkoholizmu utječe i na bliske osobe te često dolazi do raspada obitelji čime se otežava liječenje i rehabilitaciija takvih osoba. Odrastajući u društvu gdje je alkohol prihvaćen i gdje se konzumira u svim prigodama mladi sve češće kreću s eksperimentiranjem. Iako je u Republici Hrvatskoj zakonski regulirana zabrana prodaje i konzumacija alkohola mlađima od 18 godina, alkohol je opet svugdje dostupan i mladi lako dolaze do njega. Nesvjesni svih opasnosti koje krije alkohol mladi počinju stvarati navike redovitog konzumiranja koje se s vremenom može razviti u tešku ovisnost. Sredina reagira na problem nečijeg prekomjernog konzumiranja alkohola tek kada ga se ne može više ignorirati, ali tada često bude kasno. Opijanje mladih se često opravdava i tolerira kao dio odrastanja, a zbog toga je opasnost od razvijanja ovisnost puno veća. Što se u ranijoj životnoj dobi razvije alkoholna ovisnost to je ona lošijeg tijeka i prognoze, dulje traje i uzrokuje sve više problema. Većina mladih često prestaje s konzumiranjem alkohola ili barem smanjuje količinu alkhola kada se potreba za pijenjem i dokazivanjem u društvu iživjela, kada sazriju i počnu sagledavat stanje opijenosti s drugog gledišta.Alcoholism is one of the leading public health problems. It is a long-lasting and chronic illness that comes with over-enjoyment in alcohol. Alcohol has an adverse effect on human health, creating physical and psychological addiction. Alcohol addiction can affect close relatives and often disrupts the family, making it difficult for those who are treated and rehabilitated. By growing up in a society where alcohol is accepted and where it is consumed on all occasions, young people are increasingly experimenting. Although the Republic of Croatia has legally regulated the ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol by younger than 18, alcohol is again available everywhere and young people easily come to it. Unconscious of all the dangers of alcohol young people are beginning to create habits of regular consumption that can eventually develop into a serious addiction. Society responds to the problem of excessive alcohol consumption only when it can no longer be ignored, but often it is too late. Underaged drinking is often justified and tolerated as part of growing up, and therefore the danger of developing addiction is much bigger. The earlier in age alcohol addiction develops the worse course and prognosis is, it lasts longer and causes more and more problems. Most young people often stop drinking alcohol or at least reduces the amount of alkohol when the need for drinking and proving in society has passed, when they mature and start to look the state of being drunk from another point of view