Keyword: «prevention of addictive behavior»

The article presents an approach to the problem of the predisposition of adolescent's personality to addictive behavior, the rapid growth of which has been noted in Russia over the past decade. In the course of the study, it was established that the deformation of personal qualities is an essential socio-psychological feature of the manifestation of addictive behavior by adolescents. The authors proposed practical recommendations for the organization of preventive work with adolescents.