Olga Velmojina

In terms of increasing the number alcohol-dependent young people, lowering the age of the first use of alcohol we should adopt preventive measures in all possible directions. Preventive work should not be limited by holding one-off events, but it should be consistent and systematic. It is necessary to continue the development and improvement of legislation and regulatory measures to reduce alcohol abuse. In addition, one of the important directions of preventive work should be the formation of youth active, creative leisure, not associated with the consumption of alcohol.

The problems of use of psychoactive substances are global. Due to availability and traditions, alcohol represents the most widely used youth psychoactive substance. Psychological, medical-biological and social factors influence the development of alcoholic behavior among young people The specific conditions of youth lifedetermine the features of youth consciousness, including the development of alcoholic behavior. The risk of alcohol abuse increases, if the process of youth socialization occurs in the microenvironment, characterized by negative symptoms.