NOWE OBLICZA UZALEŻNIEŃ

Development of civilization, in addition to its undoubted advantages, also brought many risks which include new types of addictions. There are dozens of addictions associated with modern civilization, the development of techniques and various inventions and customs change. The group particularly at risk of addiction, which involves development of civilization are children and young people. Therefore, they should be subject to particularly intense interactions in prevention. Early action can protect against the dangers, but also indicate how to cope in difficult situations, how to avoid hazards or whom, if necessary, ask for help. In this respect, the most appropriate would appear common actions taken by the child's family home and school, which are the basic educational environment. In this article, the author attempts to present the most common “new” addictions threatening children and adolescents.