NINA RUDNIK YOUTH ALCOHOLYSM

 in Slovenia drinks 1 person 15 liters alcohol (100%) pro year  We are in the 2. place in the world (after France: 19,81 l pro year)  In Slovenia are 15% adult men addicted to alcohol  40% children of alcoholic people became addicted too ALCOHOLYSM IN SLOVENIA

ALCOHOLYSM AND YOUTH  Young alcoholic is person who is addicted and under 20 years old  5% of young people in Slovenia are already addicted  Most parents do nothing to keep their children safe from alcoholysm because they do not see the danger

QUESTIONARY IN PRIMARY SCHOOL  200 children (age years) were responded: 4 of the children have never tasted alcohol 37 children tasted only beer 19 children tasted vine 140 of children have tasted other alcoholic drinks too

only 1 family does not have at home any alcoholic drink (father is cured alcoholic) without alcohol spent holidays only 3 families 196 of the children have tasted the first glass of alcoholic drink at home with his parents 31 of children already were drunk 100 of children have never seen his father drunk

PROBLEMS !  children get into the habit of drinking alcohol by their parents  Sick family – cause of the youth alcoholysm  Youth alcoholysm is fated  How to treat young alcoholic?

HEALING YOUTH ALCOHOLYSM  Young person who is alcoholic does not become working habits, knowledge and experiences for living  Alcoholic person has to drink 10 –20 years before decides for healing  Doctors have to educate such person  healing of young alcoholic is very hard almost imposible  Young people who became alcoholics are written to destroy

LITERATURE  Pot samouresničevanja, Janez Rugelj, Ljubljana, 2000