Group "Chikas"

 

Nina - leader

Maja - secretary

Anja - time keeper

Valentina - reporter         

 

 

 

DRUG ADDICTION and TREATMENT

 

 AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE in 

 

LARGER CITIES IN SLOVENIA  

 

 Source: Barnard, M: Drug addiction & families 4/1/2006, http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/03/2007_01_thu.shtml (accesed 9 March 2008).

 

Problem definition

 

Drugs among the young people is a problem which affects the whole society and future generations. Therefore state institutions  as well as families and individuals have to be aware of this issue and be prepared to deal with it.

 

 

 

 

 

Research questions

 

1) What kind of effects and consequences do different kinds of drugs have? (Nina)

 

2) What point of view do members of our society share about people who are addicted to drugs? (Anja)

 

3) What attracts young people to use / start using illegal drugs? (Valentina)

 

4) What are the forms of treatment for drug dependence? (Maja)

 

5) Are there any state funding programs for treatment with metadon? (Anja)

 

6)Which kind of treatment is most effective?  (Nina)

 

7) A case of a cured person

 

8) How high is the percentage of peple who get cured? (Maja)

 

9) Are rehabilitation institutions efficient? (Valentina)

 

 

 

List of literature

 

- Auer, Vladimir (2001): Droge in odvisnost. Samozaložba Ibidem Ormož, Maribor, Ljubljana, Portorož.

 

- Kastelic, Andrej (2004): Mladostnik in droga. Ljubljana:Prohealth.

 

- Miličinski, Lev (1983): Droge v svetu in pri nas. Ljubljana: DElavska enotnost

 

- Ule, Mirjana(2003): Mladi, družina, starševstvo: spremembe življenjskih potekov v pozni moderni. Ljubljana. FDV

 

- Avguštin, Samo: Metadon, heroin - posledice so vedno enake. Slovenska družinska revija Jana, letnik XXXV, št.21, 6-?. Ljubljana

 

- Internet 1: Urad za droge. Dostopno preko: http://www.uradzadroge.gov.si

 

 

 

 

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Minutes of the 1st meeting "Problem Based Learning Project"

 held on 15 February 2008 at  America

 

 

Present: Anja

              Maja

              Valentina

              Nina

 

Absent: nobody

 

Agenda: 1) Selecting the name of the group

               2) Any other business

 

ITEM 1: Nina proposed the name of the group "Chikas" and the proposal was accepted by all members of the group.

ITEM 2: We also distributed the roles among the members. The distribution is published in this wiki page.

 

             Next meeting will be held on Monday, 24 February at FDV.

 

Minutes taker: Nina

 

 

Minutes of the 2nd meeting

held on 24 February 2008 at America

 

Present: Anja

               Maja

               Valentina

               Nina

 

Absent: nobody

 

Agenda: 1) Finding our topic (the title)

               2) Any other business

 

ITEM 1: We discussed which issue would be the most interesting for all memebers of the group and Maja suggested  that drugs are a problem which affects the whole society, particularly the students of sociology. So we decided that the title of our project is "Drugs among the young people". We discussed how we should define the problem.

 

ITEM 2: Anja proposed that we should hold our next meeting via msn and we all agreed.

 

Minutes taker: Maja 

 

 

Minutes of the 3rd meeting

 held on 29 February 2008 via Internet

 

Present: Anja

              Maja

              Valentina

              Nina

 

Absent: nobody

 

Agenda: 1) Defining research questions

               2) List of literature

 

ITEM 1: According to our theme on drugs, we formed eight questions, which will help us to solve our problem.

 

ITEM 2: All members of our group suggested some literature. We collectively decided to pick the most relevant pieces.

 

 

Minutes taker: Anja

 

 

Glossary:

 

1. juvenile group -  mladostniška skupina

 

2.misuse - zloraba

 

3. psychoactive substance - psihoaktivna substanca

 

4. drug addiction - odvisnost od drog

 

5. opiate - any sedative, soporific or narcotic - opiat

 

6. role model - vzornik

 

7. prejudice - predsodek

 

8. stereotype - stereotip

 

9. social brake - družbena zavora

 

10. narcotism -  feeling  sensually and psychically comfortable, with reduced self-consciousness. (narkotizem)