Serdyuk A. Narcotism as social phenomenon: its tendencies and prevention means

The dissertation is devoted to disclosing of narcotism essence as social phenomenon, study of laws of narcotism distribution, and also definition of optimum ways on formation of narcotism preventive maintenance in Ukraine, construction of social technology of its preventive maintenance. The basic directions on study of narcotism, from its first attempts in scientific analysis up to formation of special branch - sociology of narcotism are considered. The conceptual basis of the sociological analysis of narcotism was set by the theories of social changes. The sociological definition of "narcotism" category and its concepts, are specified. Narcotism is considered as the social phenomenon and as process of structuration. The system model of narcotic situation is given. Dynamics of narcotism in Ukraine in 50 - 90 year's of XX century, its structure and mechanisms of distribution is analyzed. With the help of quantitative and qualitative methods a complex of laws of narcotism distribution among youth in Kharkov region and transformation of a narcotic situation in Ukraine is considered. The results of research have revealed presence of two groups of laws: structural - dynamic and activity - behavior of law. The first group reflects changes concerning structure and structure of subsystems of a narcotic situation, another - concerns features of behaviour of the narcotism agents and formation it sociocultural mechanism. The institutional basis of narcotism preventive maintenance is analyzed. The directions and stages of formation of narcotism preventive maintenance, political, legal and organizational aspects of narcotism preventive maintenance at the international, national and regional levels are considered. The problems of formation of preventive narcotism maintenance on an example of the Kharkov region are investigated in particular, the existing situation, dynamics and directions of development prevention mechanism. The author develops social technology of narcotism preventive maintenance. The socio-engineeringapproach to narcotism preventive maintenance is offered and the activity of the various agents of narcotism preventive maintenance is analyzed. The influence of a global network Internet on narcotism and its preventive opportunities is considered.