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21 Technium Soc. Sci. J. 685 (2021)
Considerations towards Illicit Drug Use and Trafficking in Romania

handle is hein.journals/techssj21 and id is 685 raw text is: Technium Social Sciences Journal Vol. 21, 685-708, July, 2021 [ ISSN: 2668-7798 SZCIAL SC0E E 'U AL www.techniumscience.com Considerations towards illicit drug use and trafficking in Romania Rus Mihaela1, Sandu Mihaela Luminita2, Matei Raluca3, Rus Ciprian4, Tinase Tasente5 1sOvidius University of Constanta, Faculty of Law and Administrative Sciences, 23Ovidius University of Constanta, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, 4Ovidius University of Constanta, Faculty of Orthodox Theology psihologm@yahoo.coml, mihaelanaidin@yahoo.com2, ralum74@yahoo.com3, rusciprian77@yahoo.com , tanase.tasente@365.univ-ovidius.ros Abstract. Consumption and drug trafficking are worldwide recognized as a dynamic phenomenon influenced by various factors such as social and economic. Also in Romania, drug use and trafficking present new forms of manifestation, being known as a complex phenomenon, characterized by permanent mutations. Twenty years ago, Romania was known as a state where drugs were only transited, but in the last ten years, our country has been transformed into a market for drug use, especially heroin. Keywords. drugs, drugs consumption, trafficking, illicit 1. [Drugs. Conceptual clarifications The World Health Organization considers drug a substance absorbed by a living organism, producing modification in one or more functions and the use of it creates physical and mental dependence, but also serious disorders of mental activity, perception and behavior. In the opinion of Ardelean (2001), drugs are defined as natural or synthetic substances used by consumers for their action on the psyche (psychotropic action) as stimulants or as sedatives of mental activity, changing sensations and perceptions (Ardeleanu, 2001: 4 ). Trying to find a more complete and complex definition of drugs, Cristina Otovescu- Frasie (2008) identifies several meanings of the term drug (Otovescu-Frasie, 2008: 309-321). In addition to the definition given to drugs: natural or synthetic substances used by consumers for their psychotropic action, Lupu and Zanc (1999) consider that they alter mental functions by influencing their attention, quality of sensations, affection and emotional life, ideation and imagination (Lupu, Zanc, 1999: 181). In 1976, the World Health Organization defined drug addiction concept (drug addiction or chronic drug intoxication) as the mental and sometimes physical condition resulting from drug use, characterized by behavioral disorders and other reactions, always comprising a continuous/periodical compulsive ingestion need in order to experience mental effects and sometimes to avoid withdrawal symptoms caused by the lack of drug (Chirita, Papari, 2002: 120). 685

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