The Media's Role in Protecting Young People from the Risks of the Spread of Drugs

Abstract

The problem of the spread of drugs and drug abuse among young people is a serious problem, and focused research on the role of the media in the warning and awareness to protect young people from the scourge of drug abuse and addiction, representing the community and the research sample in the Faculty of Engineering, Veterinary Medicine, Political Science, Agriculture , Faculty of Mass Communication of the University of Baghdad, has been selected a simple random sample of college students is made up of 140 students, male and female. And it used the questionnaire which included a number of themes and questions form sent to respondents was distributed to the research sample of (140) form, and went out Find the results of which the media contributes to the awareness of harmful effects of drugs on the lives of individuals significantly through information and education programs that offer.

Keywords: drugs, media, youth, protection, addiction.