ADDICTIONS AS A FORM OF SOCIAL DEVIANCE

EVERYDAY research and daily press show that today’s society is in crisis, so consuming drugs and alcohol are becoming more and more popular, while the age of the consumers of these substances is getting lower and lower. A special contribution to a social deviance represents the development of addictions contributing to the disorder of an individual’s behavior, which may, inter alia, result in the commission of criminal offenses. According to numerous indicators, addictions in the true sense of the word represent the 21st century epidemic. That`s why it is necessary to implement prevention programmes as well as to develop and improve the diagnostics, treatment, rehabilitation and research in this field