The usage of addictive substances among first year students in secondary schools in Zdar nad Sazavou

Starting points of work Bachelor thesis deals with the issue of substance abuse among first-year students of secondary schools in Zdar nad Sazavou. It focuses on students' experiences related to the use of legal and ilegal drugs. The formulation of objective, research questions The aim of the research was to explore the experience of legal and ilegal drugs among students of all secondary schools in Zdar nad Sazavou, to get reliable information that can support strategic planning of the city, to place an overview of the prevalence, frequency and types of drugs used to map out from whom and at what age students met with drug abuse. Description of the methods used The quantitative data collection method using a questionnaire was used for students of all secondary schools, one class from each school was chosen by lotery. A non-standard questionnaire containing 27 questions was used, which was divided into several categories (usage of tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, other ilegal drugs and information about the social context were used). The questions in the questionnaire were inspired by ESPAD questionnaire. The main results Smoking tobacco were introduced to 64 % of respondents. The most common age is 14-16 years, the frequency of use is 1 - 5 cigarettes per week and they were given the first cigarette..