Prevention of an addictive behavior in secondary school teenagers

Abstract

Modern society is characterized by crisis phenomena in many spheres of life, with difficult socio-economic conditions in Russia greatly complicating the reality. In search of remedies for stress and discomfort, many people turn to strategies of addictive behavior (addiction), which directly affects the process of socialization of teenagers. The increase in the use of drugs and psychoactive substances, alcohol, tobacco, due primarily to the lack of reliable social barriers that would restrain it, combined with the very low effectiveness of addiction treatment, bring the problem of prevention of addictive behavior among children and young people to the fore. The problem of addictive behavior is the research subject of scholars in various fields of science: medicine, psychology, pedagogy, sociology, etc., which allowed giving detailed psychological and pedagogical characteristics of a teenage addict. Taking into account the psychological and pedagogical characteristics of teenagers who tend to addictive behavior allows developing an effective program of primary prevention in an educational organization. Modern realities require constant updating of implemented programs, applying of innovative technologies, which determines the relevance of the research topic. The article describes psychological and pedagogical characteristics of teenagers who tend to addictive behavior, the results of a survey of 5-7th grade students of School No. 2, village of Namtsy, Namsky District of Sakha (Yakutia), and the primary prevention program based on the results of the survey and designed for implementation in a secondary school for 5-7th grade students. The results of partial implementation of the program of addictive behavior prevention at Namtsy School No. 2 are also presented.