Shalomova E.V. 1
1 Vladimir State University n.a. A.G. and N.G. Stoletov
In this article the author analyses the features of adolescents and correlates it with the mechanism of occurrence of addictive behavior, leading to adolescent substance use: loneliness, parental deprivation, lack of social immunity, existential vacuum. Considered the trigger for the initiation of this phenomenon. Addictive behaviour is seen as part of deviant behavior. The article contains the analysis of addictive behaviour and bad habits. Noted author ever-growing list of reasons that determine dependent behavior. This article provides and describes a system of preventive measures, which can lead to the prevention of teenage addiction. The article stresses and studied the list of options dependent behaviour, describes the experience of domestic and foreign researchers in the field of prevention of addictive behaviour among adolescents, it is noted that the addictiveness of adolescents may be overcome by the development of constructive living strategy.