Regulatory and Ethical Basis of Primary Prevention of Drug Addiction in the Education System

Abstract

Drug addiction is a mental illness and is included in the list of socially significant diseases that cause significant damage to society. From the expert point of view, adolescence is one of the sensitive periods for the contraction of the disease development. Prevention of drug addiction in the student community is one of the activities of the university, ensuring the preservation and strengthening of the health of students. The main concern of primary prevention of drug addiction in the university is the construction and development of students' values of their own health and motivation to maintain a healthy lifestyle. The article provides an analysis of the regulatory legal documents of the Russian Federation governing the organization of primary prevention of drug addiction in the educational institution of higher education. The necessity of an integrated approach to the organization of preventive activities at the university is emphasized, based on the requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation in the field of drug prevention in the youth environment and taking into account the ethical principles of the organization of psychological and pedagogical support in an educational organization.