Аnalysis of knowledge of students of higher educational institutions of poltava about the harmfulness of drug use

Introduction: The urgency of the topic is due to the fact that in recent years in Ukraine a part of youth who use narcotic drugs and psychoactive substances is growing. Today there are more than a quarter of billion drug addicts in the world. This number includes those who have tried drugs at least once. Among them - about 27 million drug addicts that are in need of treatment. The aim: to analyze the knowledge of the students of higher educational institutions of Poltava about various issues related to drug addiction. Materials and method: 600 questionnaires of students who study at the universities (Poltava). The following methods were used: historical - analytical and bibliosemantic, medico-statistical, sociological, system approach and system analysis. Results: Student youth responded to various questions that were presented in the questionnaire, about various issues related to drug addiction. 26 % of respondents indicated that they know places where drugs can be purchased. To the question «Do you know what drugs are?» оnly 7 % answered «No». 2, 5 % of those surveyed met with drug users on the street. 13 ± 1, 51 % (р