Digital and Substance Abuse Among Youth: A Public Health Nursing Perspective

Öz

This review carried out to examine the increasing prevalence of digital and substance addiction among young people, its causes and adverse effects on health. While digital addiction defined as a type of behavioral addiction that occurs when the use of social media, video games and the internet reach an excessive level, substance addiction includes the use of substances such as tobacco, alcohol, marijuana and e-cigarettes. Both types of addiction seriously affect the physical, psychological and social health of young people and reduce their quality of life. This study is based on a literature search in PubMed, Scopus and Google Scholar databases using the keywords "digital addiction", "substance abuse", "young people" and "public health nursing". Recent studies have revealed that these addictions are quite common among young people and often have common risk factors. It has been emphasized that public health nurses play an essential role in the prevention and management of addictions. Raising awareness about addictive behaviors among young people, organizing training programs, providing early interventions and providing counseling services are among the prominent strategies in this context. However, it is suggested that policymakers and health professionals should collaborate to overcome this problem by adopting a multidisciplinary approach.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Digital addiction
• Substance abuse
• Young people
• Public health nursing

Gençler Arasında Dijital ve Madde Bağımlılığı: Halk Sağlığı Hemşireliği Perspektifi

Öz

Bu derleme, gençler arasında giderek artan dijital ve madde bağımlılığının yaygınlığını, nedenlerini ve sağlık üzerindeki olumsuz etkilerini incelemek amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Dijital bağımlılık, sosyal medya, video oyunları ve internet kullanımının aşırı düzeye ulaşmasıyla ortaya çıkan bir davranışsal bağımlılık türü olarak tanımlanırken, madde bağımlılığı tütün, alkol, esrar ve e-sigara gibi maddelerin kullanımını kapsamaktadır. Her iki bağımlılık türü de gençlerin fiziksel, psikolojik ve sosyal sağlıklarını ciddi şekilde etkileyerek yaşam kalitesini düşürmektedir. Bu çalışma, "dijital bağımlılık", "madde bağımlılığı", "gençler" ve "halk sağlığı hemşireliği" anahtar kelimeleri kullanılarak PubMed, Scopus ve Google Scholar veri tabanlarında yapılan literatür taramasına dayanmaktadır. Güncel çalışmalar, gençler arasında bu bağımlılıkların oldukça yaygın olduğunu ve sıklıkla ortak risk faktörlerine sahip olduklarını ortaya koymuştur. Halk sağlığı hemşirelerinin bağımlılıkların önlenmesinde ve yönetiminde önemli bir rol oynadığı vurgulanmıştır. Gençler arasında bağımlılık davranışlarına yönelik farkındalık oluşturmak, eğitim programları düzenlemek, erken müdahaleler sağlamak ve danışmanlık hizmetleri sunmak, bu kapsamda öne çıkan stratejiler arasında yer almaktadır. Bununla birlikte, politika yapıcılar ve sağlık profesyonellerinin multidisipliner bir yaklaşım benimseyerek bu sorunun üstesinden gelmek için iş birliği yapması gerektiği önerilmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Dijital bağımlılık
• Madde bağımlılığı
• Gençler
• Halk sağlığı hemşireliği

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