PART B
Selected Issues

11. DRUG USE AND RELATED PROBLEMS AMONG VERY YOUNG PEOPLE (<15 YEARS OF AGE)

According to data obtained from Standard Table 33;

Among 20 children under the age of 15 coming for treatment, one is 11, two are 12, four are 13 and thirteen are 14 years old. When we examine the distribution according to gender, all of the children are boys and 16 of them live with their families, three live in institutions, and one lives in a place that is not stated. 17 out of 20 children are volatile substance addicts, and three are hashish users. Nine of them use drugs every day, whereas seven of them use drugs 2-6 days a week, thre-e of them use drugs less than once a week and one has not used drugs during the last month. The age of initial use was stated as 10 by three people, 11 by two people, 12 by four people, 13 by eight people and 14 by three people