Home – Home – Jornals – "Philosophy of Education" 2012 number 3

The problem of mass drug addiction of Russia's young generation came to our country like an avalanche in the early 1990's, almost simultaneously with the beginning of carrying out the political and economic reforms which became extremely painful for the majority of population. In our country, more than 80 people are dying daily from drugs and more than 250 people are becoming drug addicts. In fact, this problem has reached epidemic proportions.  In this article,a socio-philosophical analysis of the causes of its origination is given, and there is made an attempt to create a common classification, taking into account its complexity and multifactor character. The existing ways of solving this problem are analyzed. The emphasis is placed on the fact that, depending on the target group, the work with the youth must be subdivided into two directions: prevention and rehabilitation.