A STUDY ON THE PERCEPTION OF DRUG ABUSE AMONG ALGERIAN YOUTH: EXPLORING THE CITY OF MAGHNIA
A STUDY ON THE PERCEPTION OF DRUG ABUSE AMONG ALGERIAN YOUTH: EXPLORING THE CITY OF MAGHNIA

Summary/Abstract: The issue of preventing the consequences of falling into the danger of abuse has become an urgent necessity, and a task entrusted to all social institutions without exception, to ensure the stability of society, through concerted efforts, awareness, sensitization, and adherence to religion and the value system. In this context, this study came to know the Algerian youth’s representations of the phenomenon of drug abuse, through a field study that touched on a segment of the youth of the city of Maghnia, relying on observation and interview techniques. The results concluded that drug abuse is considered one of the aspects of deviant behaviour and a violation of the value and legal system of society. Customs, traditions, values and laws. Among the factors that have increased the severity of this phenomenon is the decline in the authority of social control at the level of several institutions, and the ease of obtaining this drug, which explains its large spread in society.

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