The Phenomenon of Medicaments Abuse - The Value of Health in Education of Children

This diploma thesis deals with the health of the individual, the health values in his life and the problems of drug abuse. It is dividend into two parts: the theoretical and the practical ones. The theoretical part is further divided into three main sections. The first of them deals with health and different views on it; the second one is devoted to values, particularly the perception of health as a value; finally the third section concerns the issue of drug abuse in general. The practical part of the thesis presents the result of a survey research made among the pupils of the 8th and 9th classes at two elementary schools in Veselí nad Lužnicí. The aim of this research effort was to determine the awareness of pupils about the aspects of drugs use and related potential risks; and whether they recognize the health as a value, which they are responsible of.