NARCOTIC / SUBSTANCE USE BETWEEN YOUNG PEOPLE AS A SOCIAL PROBLEM (VAN CITY SAMPLE)

Narcotic/substance use and crime-related issues have become a problem in the world and Turkey and are becoming increasingly widespread especially among the young people. There is a strong relationship be- tween narcotic/substance use and commit an offense. Those people who get this terrible sick addict the youngs in order to get a daily free dosage. Addicted person harms not only to himself/herself but also the environment. These people tend to violate the customs, norms and commit an offense and do not hesitate for negative behav- iours such as robbery and murder. Besides the community health, narcotic crimes, which are essentially violating peace and sincerity, both nationally and internationally linked, highly profitable and being created for organiza- tions, engage the public authority very closely and constitute an important agenda item for the internal and ex- ternal security policies of countries. The aim of this study is to draw attention of the administrative decision- makers on the relationships between narcotics and crime and to take necessary measures on time