LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Aukštojo mokslo institucijos; Aukštosios mokyklos; Prevencijos strategijos; Prevencinės strategijos; Psichoaktyvioji medžiaga; Psichoaktyviosios medžiagos; Higher education institutions; Preventive strategies; Psychoactive substance.
ENThis paper focuses on the analysis of psychoactive substance use situation and preventive trends within communities of HE institutions in Lithuania. The researchers used a questionnaire, thus applying the quantitative research method. The research results: strong alcohol drinks among students of HE institutions are not popular; the respondents used psychoactive substances for the first time while still at secondary school; more than one tenth of the respondents indicated having driven a vehicle while under alcoholic intoxication at least once over the last 12 months. The alcohol, tobacco and other psychoactive substance use situation among students could be related to psychosocial factors: the possibility to relax, to reduce stress, to experience pleasure, to overcome boredom and to communicate. The results of the survey reveal an imperative to start a discussion about the formation and implementation of preventive measures against psychoactive substance use within communities of Lithuanian HE institutions. [From the publication]