Juvenile offences among hospitalized adolescent inhalant users in Istanbul: a comparison regarding place of residence.

In this research, juvenile offenses and associated behaviors among adolescent inhalant users in Istanbul were investigated and inhalant users living in the street were compared to inhalant users living with their families. An interview questionnaire developed by the researchers was administered to 200 male adolescent inhalant users who were hospitalized during 2002-2003. More than half of the sample had committed juvenile offenses at least once in their lifetime, 16.

[Development and reliability study of the adolescent inhalant use severity scale].

Objective: To develop a scale in order to investigate the severity of inhalant use in adolescents and to conduct reliability and validity studies of this scale.

Method: A questionnaire was developed by conducting interviews with two groups: professionals working with adolescent inhalant users and inhalant-using adolescents. This questionnaire was developed into a 21-item scale.

[Tobacco, alcohol and substance use prevalence among elementary and secondary school students in nine cities of Turkey].

Objective: Previous studies in Turkey regarding substance use have failed to take into consideration the elementary school students. The purpose of the present study is to determine prevalence of tobacco, alcohol, and substance use among elementary and secondary school students in Turkey.

Method: The study was conducted in 9 big cities that were selected from different geographic regions of Turkey.

[The founding and development of day care hospitals as integral structural subunits of therapeutic and preventive care institutions].

The experience gained in the complex approach to the organization of day hospitals at curative and preventive facilities in Lvov and Lvov region is described. The problems in the delivery of in-patient care for the population formed the basis for the drafting of programme aimed at developing the network of out-patient departments of active treatment of patients. The description is given of the main components of day hospitals activities, schedule of work, indications and contra-indications for the treatment of patients.