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Increasing use of sedatives and medications by young people in Croatia as part of nightlife

started August 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM · last changed yesterday

Summary

Young people in Croatia increasingly use sedatives and other medications as an alcohol substitute for nightlife, which physicians describe as more dangerous than alcohol consumption. Emergency services report rising cases of sedative poisoning, which account for approximately 30 percent of intoxicating substances taken by patients, and experts warn that easy access to medications and misleading social media images have contributed to spreading this trend.

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Umjesto zdravice prije večernjeg izlaska i uobičajenog kucanja čašama, među mladima se širi znatno mračniji ritual: sve češće posežu za tabletama, ponajprije sedativima, ali i

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