[Drug abuse as social-medical problem]

Drug abuse in the region of Sarajevo is in the worrying increase. It is not only about the increase of number of the dependents and death cases because of the overdosage, lowering of the age limit of the dependents to younger age groups and similar, but also about the absence of the severe long-term senseful and efficient collection of society in the solving of this problem. The aim of the research was to examine the attitudes and practice connected for abuse of drug in Sarajevo region. In connection with this was questionnaired 987 young people: students, middle age pupils of the eighth classes. We had also the controlled group of the examinees selected according the system of accidental sample (102). Also were performed the interviews with the experts for this problem: to psychologists, doctors, paedagogists, social workers, teachers, including also one number of the earlier and present dependents.