Scholarly record
YOUTH ETHNOBOTANICAL SUBSTANCES CONSUMPTION
Abstract
The category of drugs around which this paper is built, the psychoactive drugs, also belongs to the category of synthetic drugs. Etnobotanical substances began to appear only in the years 2000-2005 and in Romania they appeared in 2008. The phenomenon had been preceded by the emergence of the term “etnobotanica” (etnobotanical substance) in the year 2000 in the Romanian Dictionary of Neologisms. Etnobotany is a branch of etnobiology and it refers to the mutual relations of the man with the plant environment, including plants with psychoactive or hallucinogenic effects. However, etnobotanical substances that we have heard so much through the media, but also fromour friends, colleagues etc. do not have very much to do with the plants used in those rituals. Indeed, the composition of etnobotanical substances includes different plants, mostly known as herbs, such as sage, lion's tail, artichokes, etc., but laboratory studies have proved that these products are not pure plants. In creating the famous etnobotanical substances chemicals such as synthetic cannabinoids or PFA (phenethylamine) are also used. In fact, these substances are "some stranded synthetic drugs, which at the time of discovery were not considered good enough (few positive effects and much many negative effects)"(http://www.cristianmargarit.ro/2010/02/urban-living/plante-etnobotanice-de-origine-vegetala) [1] This paper aims to identify which the actual dimensions are, the danger of etnobotanical substances consumption and how it primarily affects the young population, which are the long-term effects and whether the Romanian society is ready to face this new challenge. The research is based on this study combines quantitative research data, which were developed especially after the year 2009 in Romania, with qualitative data obtained by the author through semi-structured interviews method
Publication Impact Profile
- Captures
- Mendeley - Readers: 7
Publication details
ReferencesPending
Structured references will appear here after the reference import pass. The count is preserved now so the scholarly record is not incomplete.
View or Download full articleAccess options
SWS access login
Login as SWS Scientific CommitteeLogin as SWS Scientific PartnerLogin as SWS AuthorAuthors and approved SWS contributors will read and export their own linked papers after identity matching by SWS profile, email and SGEM GlobalID.
For librarian assistance: [email protected]
Purchase Instant Access
- Article can be downloaded after successful payment.
- Article may be used according to SWS library access terms.
- Article cannot be redistributed.
