중국 한단시 자연성지 내 노거수의 특성과 관리방안 (A Study on the Characteristics and Management Plan of Old Big Trees in the Sacred Natural Sites of Handan City, China)
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- 한국전통조경학회지
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- 제41권2호
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- pp.35-45
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- 2023
첫째, 본 연구는 지역 원림국이 집계한 한단시 노거수의 수종과 수령 등 기본 정보를 결합해 노거수의 공간적 분포 특징을 ArcGIS 그림으로 분석하였다. 수종의 유형, 수령분포, 소유권 현황, 성장세 및 다양성 현황을 종합적으로 분석하였다. 통계적으로 콩나무과의 회화나무속, 아카시아속, 쥐엄나무속, 자귀나무속이 다수의 비중을 차지하였고, 이중 회화나무은 가장 높은 비중을 차지하였다. 회화나무는 한단시 각 현 및 구에 이르기까지 널리 또한 집중적으로 군락을 이루어 분포되어 있었다. 수령 및 분포를 보면 1000년 이상의 노거수는 회화나무, 느티나무, 향나무, 산뽕나무, 황단나무, 쥐엄나무, 황련목, 측백나무가 주를 이루었다. 둘째, 각 유형의 노거수 현황에서 발견한 바와 같이 다양한 유형의 노거수의 현황을 조사한 결과, 한단시 노거수보호 관리 체계, 보호 관리 과정 및 보호 관리 이점을 연구하여 자연성지 보호 관리에서 한단시 노거수의 역할을 분석하여, 노거수의 보호는 주로 지역사회를 주체로 하는 문화, 신앙적 보호형태를 보이며 보호상태는 성장환경과 밀접한 관련이 있다. 현재 노거수 보호의 핵심 동력은 주로 노거수에 대한 숭배이다. 그 신성함을 노거수에 기탁하여 자연이 노거수에 부여한 자연적 성품을 사회 활동의 지도의식으로 승화시켜 자연의 '미(美)'와 인격의 '선(善)'이 잘 결합되어 있다. 노거수의 보호 상태는 주변 환경과의 상호 작용 정도 및 여러 문화 및 주체의 참여와 밀접한 관련이 있다. 장기간의 노거수 성장 과정에서 점차 주변 환경과 지속적으로 상호 작용하여 상향식 및 하향식의 교차 지역, 다문화 및 다중 주체가 참여하는 '자연-문화-경관' 시스템이 자발적으로 구축되는 과정에서 노거수를 중심으로 자연성지가 형성된 것으로 보인다. 셋째, 중국은 노거수보호와 회복 조치를 중점으로 하였지만, 노거수 자원의 관리 과정에서 노거수에 대한 역사, 문화적 가치, 식물 다양성 의의 및 사회적 가치에 대한 종합적인 고려가 부족하여 보호 관리시스템이 허술하다. 공간의 지역적 특징, 재산권 및 보호 상 특징, 가치상 특징의 세 가지 지표는 한단시 노거수의 자연성지 평가에 있어서 노거수를 중심으로 하여 자발적으로 형성 중인 자연성지를 발견할 수 있으며, 이는 전통 의식 관리, 자원 보호 실천, 신앙 체계 구축, 생명공동체 가치 실현 면에서 높은 가치가 있다. 이들을 장기간 보호하고 발전시킬 수 있는지에 대해서는 체계적인 관리 체계가 뒷받침되어야 한다. 넷째, 현재 중국에서는 보호 구역에 대한 인식이 아직 성숙하지 않아 '자연성지'는 자연보호구역 체계가 구축되는 과정에서 중요한 연구 내용으로 다루어야 한다. 상향식 지역사회 참여를 주체로 하는 자연성지 관리 형태는 현재 중국의 하향식 자연보호구역 관리 유형에 대한 강력한 보완이다. 이를 기초로 하여 노거수 보호를 자연보호구역 체계에서 천연기념물이라는 자연보호구역 형태에 포함해야 한다. 또한 자연보호구역 주변 지역 주민도 생물 다양성 보전의 주체 중 하나가 되어야 한다.
수도저위(水稻低位) 생산력(生産力)의 원인구명(原因究明)에 관(關)한 영양생리학적연구(營養生理적硏究)로 여러 가지 생육조건하(生育條件下)에서 품종별(品種別) 양분흡수(養分吸收) 및 동화기능(同化機能)과 양분(養分)의 체내(體內)에서의 이행양상(移行樣相)을 추구(追究)하는 한편 고수량지(高收量地) 벼와 저수량지(低收量地) 벼에 대(對)한 생육시기별(生育時期別)로 양분(養分)의 흡수(吸收) 체내무기양분(體內無機養分)과 수량(收量) 및 수량구성요소(收量構成要素)와의 관계(關係) 등(等)을 추구(追究)하여 저수량지(低收量地) 벼의 영양생리적(營養生理的) 저수요인(低收要因)을 밝히고저 본연구(本硏究)를 수행(遂行)하였던 바 그 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하면 다음과같다. 1. 양분(養分)의 흡수력(吸收力)은 품종(品種)에 따라 차이(差異)가 있으며 인산(燐酸) 및 가리(加里)의 흡수력(吸收力)이 강(强)한 품종(品種)은 구사부에, 진흥(振興)이며 낮은 품종(品種)은 팔달(八達)이었다. 2. 근(根)의
As a part of the epidemiological studies of clonorchiasis, this study was conducted to evaluate the current endemicity and the natural transition of the Clonorchis infection in Gimhae Gun and delta area a high endemic area in Korea in recent years, prior to the introduction of praziquantel which will eventually influence the status of the prevalence. The data obtained in this study in 1983 were evaluated for natural transition of the infection in comparison with those obtained 16 years ago in 1967 by the author(Kim, 1974). The areas of investigation, villages and schools surveyed, methods and techniques used in this study were the same as in 1967, except for the contents of the questionnaire for raw freshwater fish consumption by the local inhabitants. 1) The prevalence rate of clonorchiasis in the general population of the villages was 48.1% on the average out of a total of 484 persons examined. The average of those of the riverside-delta area was 65.2% and 43.0% in the inland area. Among the schoolchildren, the prevalence rate was 8.2% on the average out of a total of 1,423 examined. By area, the prevalence rate was 10.8% in the riverside delta area and 2.8% in the inland area. By sex, difference in the prevalence was seen only in the inhabitants of the inland area showing 52.4% in the male and 33.5% in the female. 2) In the natural transition of the infection, the prevalence rate among the inhabitants has decreased from 68.8% in 1967 to 48.1% in 1983, and in the schoolchildren from 56.4% in 1967 to 8.2% in 1983. The reduction rate was higher in the riverside-delta area than in the inland area. 3) In the prevalence rate by age, 11.9% was first seen in the 5-9 age group and the rate gradually increased up to 75.0% in the 50-59 age group. By sex, the rate was higher in the male than in the female in the 20-29 age group and over. 4) In the natural transition of the prevalence rate by age, the reduction rate of the infection during the past 16 years was greater in the younger age groups up to the 40-49 age group and reached the same level in the age group 50-59. Reduction was seen again in the age group over 60s. By sex, the reduction rate was greater in the female than in the male in the 20-29 age group and over. By area, the reduction rate was greater in the riverside delta area than in the inland area, particularly in the young age groups. 5) In the intensity of the infection among the cases, the mean egg out-put per mg feces per infected cases(EPmg) in the inhabitants was 6.3. EPmg of those of the river-side-delta area was 15.4 and that of the in-land was 2.8. On the other hand, in the schoolchildren, EPmg was 3.2, and no difference was seen between the two areas, the river-side-delta area and the inland area. 6) In the transition of the intensity of the infection by area, EPmg among the inhabitants inexplically increased from 7.8 in 1967 to 15.4 in 1983. This was probably caused by uneven specimen collection in the process of sampling the population. EPmg of the inhabitants in the inland area and those of the schoolchildren of both riverside delta and inland areas showed a similar decrease in the past 16 years. 7) The intensity of the infection by age showed a relatively low level in the 20-29 age group and below, and EPmg 5.1-9.5 was seen in the 30-39 age group and over. Sex, Epmg was 5.8 in the male and 4.7 the female. By in 8) In the transition of the intensity of the infection, EPmg decreased from 6.2 in 1967 to 5.4 in 1983. By age, in contrast to the figures of 1967 in which EPmg gradually increased with some fluctuation from 1.1 in the 0-4 age group to peak 10.5 in the 50-59 age group, in 1983 lower intensity of the infection was seen in the age group from 10-14 to 20-29 with the EPmg range of 0.6-2.7. 9) In the distribution of the clonorchiasis cases by the range of EPmg value, 43.2% of the cases were in 0.1 0.9 and 34.6% in 1.0-4.9. As a whole by cumulative percent, 44.6% of them were under 0.9 as light infection and 86.1% of them under 9.9 up to moderate infection. By sex, no difference was seen in Epmg. 10) In the transition of the distribution by the range of Epmg, the cases were distributed up to the range 80.0-99.9 in 1967 and to 60.0-79.9 in 1983. By cumulative percent, in the range of 0.1-0.9 and less, light infection, 34.3% of them were distributed in 1967 and 44.6% in 1983 with about 10% increase. In the range of 5.0-9.9 and less, up to moderate infection, 83.2% in 1967 and 86.1% in 1983 of the cases were seen, respectively. 11) The practice of raw freshwater fish consumption among the inhabitants seems to have decreased in recent years. Those who admitted to raw freshwater fish consumption in the last two years among the infected inhabitants were 59.3%, although 86.8% of them professed to have experience with raw freshwater fish consumption. 31.7% of those who have had experience of the raw freshwater fish consumption denied any further consumption in recent years. From an interview of 543 school-children, 24.1% of them admitted to an experience of raw freshwater fish consumption. However, those who have practised in the past two years comprized 17.9%. Those who denied raw freshwater fish consumption in recent years among those who had such experience were 26.0% out of 131 interviewed. The rate of raw freshwater fish consumption in both inhabitants and schoolchildren were higher in the male than in the female. On the contrary, the rate of those who did not practise in recent years among those who had experience of raw freshwater fish consumption was higher in the female than in the male. 12) The major reason for the reduction of raw freshwater fish consumption among the local inhabitants was the risk of the fluke infection. However, it has become apparent that such change of taste has resulted from water pollution impact which has affected throughout the areas of the freshwater systems in this locality since last several years. 13) In animal survey, Clonorchis infection was seen in 14.8% of 88 dogs examined and 3.7% of 27 house rats examined. It was noted that populations of dogs and cats have increased in the villages surveyed. Although the prevalence rate was lower in the present survey than those of 1967, the significance of the animals as the reservoir host has not changed. 14) Prevalence rate of Clonorchis infection by cercariae in the first intermediate host, Parafossarulus manchouricus, was 0.6% out of 517 snails examined. The infection rate was lower in comparison with 2.3% out of 2,124 examined in 1967. Moreover, sharp decreases in number and distribution of the intermediate host snails in many watershed areas of the huge freshwater systems in this locality seemed to reduce transmission of Clonorchis in connection with the intermediate host stage of its life cycle. 15) Clonorchis infection in the second intermediate fish hosts was relatively low. The mean number of Clonorchis metacercaria per fish in Pseudorasbora parva was 517 in 1983, whereas it was 1943 in 1968 through 1969. Environmental water pollution has also caused the decreased fish population density in these areas, and this has also apparently affected to the practice of raw freshwater fish consumption among the local inhabitants. 16) In conclusion, endemicity of Clonorchis infection in Gimhae Gum and delta area of the Nagdong River has sharply decreased during the past 16 years. The major cause of the regressive transition of the infection was the water pollution of the land water systems of this locality. The pollution has upset the ecosystems comprizing of the intermediate hosts of Clonorchis in many areas, and also affected to a significant extent to the discontinuance of the local inhabitants for raw freshwater fish consumption.
본 연구는 비닐하우스 농작업자의 만성적인 피로도와 주관적 신체증상의 정도를 파악하여 비닐하우스 농작업자들이 건강을 예방하고 증진시킬 수 있는 필요한 중재방안의 개발에 필요한 기초자료를 제공하기 위해 시도되었다. 자료수집기간은 2003년 5월 25일부터 2003년 6월 25일까지로, 1개 보건진료소가 관할하고 있는 지역의 비닐하우스 농작업자 166명을 대상으로 질문지를 사용하여 자료를 수집하였으며, 연구도구는 일본산업위생협회 산업피로연구회[13]가 개발한 30개 항목의 피로자각증상과 Lee 등[7]이 사용한 주관적 신체증상 도구를 기초로 선행연구의 고찰 및 전문가의 자문을 통해 수정 보완하여 사용하였으며, 건강행위 요인, 농작업 특성, 농약살포 행위는 관련 문헌고찰을 통해 연구자가 개발하여 사용하였다. 연구 결과의 요약은 다음과 같다. 첫째, 연구대상자의 일반적 특성은 남자 48.8%, 여자 51.2%로 50-59세가 36.7%로 가장 많았으며, 초졸이하가 50.0%, 자신의 건강에 대한 인지상태는 주위사람과 비슷하거나 나쁘다고 인지하는 정도가 79.5%였다. 둘째, 건강행위 요인으로는 운동을 하지 않는 대상자가 88.6%, 세끼 식사는61.5%가 규칙적으로, 수면시간은 8시간 이상 충분한 수면을 취하는 경우가 28.9%, 5시간 이하 24.1%이었으며, 흡연자 27.1%, 음주자 30.7%, 1년 이내 건강검진율38.6%로 나타났다. 셋째, 농약살포 행위로는 년간 농약살포 횟수가 18회 이상 44.6%로 매우 높았다. 농약살포 후 목욕을 하는 경우가 73.5%, 농약살포시 보호장비 미착용자가 45.2%, 농약살포시 직접살포 51.2%, 농약살포 후 하우스내 재입실 시간은 65.1%가 4시간이 경과한 후 이었으며, 살포 후 즉시 들어가는 경우도 17.5%로 나타났다. 92.2%가 농약살포 후 환기를 하였으며, 대부분 오후 4시 이후에 농약살포를 하는 것으로 나타났다(72.9%). 농약중독 경험은 77.1%가 없다고 하였다. 넷째, 농작업 특성으로는 총농사기간 40년이상이 28.9%, 20년 이하 20.4%, 비닐하우스 작업기간은 16년 이상이 55.4%, 일일노동시간은 10시간 이상이 67.4%, 일일 하우스내 작업시간은 10시간 이상이 29.5%로 가장 높았으며, 년간 재배기간은 9개월 이상 38.0%, 경작면적은 61.5%가 2,000평 미만이었다. 주로 쪼그리고 앉아서 작업하였으며(56.6%), 농작업 동반가족은 부부가 하는 경우가 72.3%로 나타났다. 다섯째, 피로도는 연령별로는 70세 이상에서 23.90점으로 가장 높았으며, 다음으로 50대가 20.89점으로 높았다. 성별로 여자의 피로도(21.64점)가 남자(17.35점)보다 높았으며 통계적으로 유의하였다(t=-2.212, p<0.05). 교육정도에 따른 피로도는 통계적으로 유의하지 않았다. 인지한 건강상태가 나쁠수록 피로도가 높았으며 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다(F=20.610, p<0.001). 운동회수에 따른 피로도는 통계적으로 유의하지 않았다. 식사습관이 불규칙할수록(t=-3.883, p<0.001), 수면시간이 짧을수록(F=3.937, p<0.05) 피로도가 높았다. 비음주자(19.92점)가 음주자(18.69점)보다 피로도가 높았으나 통계적으로 유의하지 않았다. 흡연자(20.40점)자 비흡연자(19.22점)보다 피로도가 높게 나타났으나 통계적으로 유의하지 않았다. 건강검진을 안받은 사람의 피로도는 21.76점, 1년전에 받은 경우 18.05점으로 최근에 검진을 받을수록 피로도가 낮았으나 통계적으로 유의하지 않았다. 농약살포 후 목욕을 하지 않을 때 피로도가 높았다(t=-2.950, p<0.01). 농약중독 경험이 있을 때 높게 나타났으나 통계적으로 유의하지 않았다. 농작업의 특성에 따른 피로도는 일일 노동시간이 길수록(F=5.633, p<0.01), 일일 하우스 내 작업시간이 길수록 (F=5.247, p<0.01) 피로도가 높게 나타났다. 여섯째, 주관적 신체증상은 30대가 7.00점, 70세 10.90점이나 통계적 유의성은 없으며, 성별에 따라 남자보다 여자가 신체증상 점수가 높았다(t=-3.176, p<0.01). 교육을 받지 않은 경우가 신체증상점수가 높았으며(F=3.467, p<0.05), 인지한 건강상태가 나쁠수록 주관적 신체증상 점수도 높았다(F=35.335, p<0.001). 불규칙적인 식사습관인 경우 주관적 신체증상 점수가 높았다(t=-3.384, p<0.01). 수면시간이 짧을수록 신체증상 점수가 높았으나 통계적으로 유의하지 않았다. 농약살포 후 목욕을 하지 않은 경우(t=-3.188, p<0.01)와 농약의 간접살포(t=-2.312, p<0.05)시 주관적 신체증상 점수가 높았으며, 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다. 농약살포 후 환기를 안 한 경우와 중독경험이 있는 경우 주관적 신체증상점수가 높았으나 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 없었다. 농약살포 후 즉시 비닐하우스에 재입실한 경우 주관적 신체증상 점수가 가장 높았으며 재입실시간에 따른 주관적 신체증상은 통계적으로 유의하지 않았다. 총농사기간이 길수록 주관적 신체증상 점수가 높았으나(p<0.05), F검증 사후분석에서 기간에 따른 유의한 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 비닐하우스 작업기간이 길수록 주관적 신체증상 점수가 높았으나 (p<0.05), F검증 사후분석 결과 기간에 따른 신체증상 점수는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 일일 노동시간이 길수록(F=3.215, p<0.05), 일일 하우스내 작업시간이 길수록(F=4.730, p<0.01) 주관적 신체증상 점수가 높게 나타났다. 년간 재배기간, 경작면적, 작업자세와 농작업 동반가족수에 따른 주관적 신체증상은 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 없었다. 본 연구는 달성군의 1개 보건진료소 지역에 국한하여 조사되었으므로 다른 지역의 비닐하우스 농작업자를 대상으로 한 반복적 연구가 필요하며, 주로 신체적인 증상에 대한 조사로 다른 연구에서 농작업자들의 정서적, 심리적인 문제를 포함한 연구가 요구된다. 이러한 연구결과를 토대로 비닐하우스 농작업자를 위한 건강증진 프로그램이 개발되어야 하며, 비닐하우스 농작업자를 위한 지도지침을 구체적으로 마련하고, 운동을 포함한 올바른 생활양식의 지속적인 실천 및 관리를 할 수 있는 전략과 농촌의 사회 문화적인 환경을 고려한 포괄적인 건강증진 프로그램의 개발이 요구된다.
I. Introduction Since the 1970's drug abuse among young people has increasingly become a social problem in Korea. In the 1980's, drug abuse, especially glue sniffing, has become the cause of many unfortunated incidents resulting in harm to others as well as the abusers themselves. Taking into consideration of the seriousness of this problem, the Republic of Korea National Red Cross initiated a nation-wide research programme, to understand the present situation and to raise the level of public awareness. The goal of this research was to begin a nation - wide campaign against drug abuse. The research team was composed of the Advisary Committee members and the staff of the Youth Department of the Republic of Korea National Red Cross. The data were collected in February 1988 with the collaboration of the staff and volunteers in the local Chapters. The respondents were allocated nation-wide by the quota sampling method. The questionnaires were distributed to the respondents in three groups :2, 700 to junior and senior high school students, 605 to working youths, and 916 to delinquent youths. A total of 4, 221 questionnaires were collected. II. Characteristics of the Respondents The respondents in each group were selected evenly from rural and urban areas. The general characteristics of the respondents can be described as follow: in case of students, the proportions between male and female respondents, and between senior high school and junior high school students were almost evenly distributed. In case of working youths, the proportion of females (80.5%) was higher than those of the students and the delinquents groups. Delinquent youths were defined as those currently being under custody of the centers for juvenile delinquents. Of this number, 38.8% and 68.2% were junior and senior high school drop-outs respectively. The majority of them (92.6%) were male. As for the family background of the respondents, the proportion of those residing in poverty - stricken areas, and the proportion of those from broken families were higher in case of working youths and delinquent youths than those in case of students. III. Present Patterns of Drug Abuse The following summarizes the presents of drug abuse, as tabulated from the results of the survey. 1. Smoking The percentage of youths who smoke was 36% in the student group, 32% m the working youths group, and 94.4% in the delinquent youths group. 2. Alcohol 50.3% of students, 71.6% of working youths, and 93.3% of delinquent youths has experienced drinking alcohol beverages. 3. Tonic: non - alcoholic, caffeinated beverages popular in Korea and Japan The percentage of those who have used tonic at least once was over 90% in all of the three groups. 4. Sedative About 70% of each group has used sedative with the proportion of working youths use higher than those in other groups. 5. Stimulants Those who have used stimulants comprised around 15% in each group. 6. Tranquilizers Somewhat less than 5% of students and working youths, and 28% of delinquent youths, have used tranquilizers. 7. Hypnotics The users of hypnotics amounted to 0.4% of students, 2.6% of working youths and 7.1% of delinquent youths. 8. Marihuana Those who have used marihuana indicated 0.7% of students, 0.8% of working youths, and 13% of delinquent youths. 9. Glue-sniffing The percentage of glue-sniffing was 3.7%, 5% in the students group and in the youths group respectively, but the proportion was unusually high, at 40.7% in the delinquent youths group. From the results of the survey the present situation of drug abuse in Korea can be summarized as follows: 1. A high percentage of Korean youths have experienced smoking cigarettes and drinking alcoholic beverages. 2. Tonics (non - alcoholic, caffeinated beverages), antipyretic analgesics and stimulants quite regularly used. 3. Tranquilizers, hypnotics, marihuana and glue-sniffing are more widely used among delinquent youths than the other youths. From this fact, there exists a correlation between drug abuse and juvenile delinquency. IV. Time-series Analysis of the First Experience of Drug Abuse and Deviant Behaviour The respoundents were asked when they were first exposed to drugs and when they committed deviant acts. By calculating the average age of each experience, the following pattern was found (See Figure 1). Youths are first exposed to drugs by abuse of tonic(non - alcoholic, caffeinated beverages). At the age of 13, they amoke cigarettes, the use of antipyretic analgesics begins at 14 year old, while at the age of 15, they use tranquilizers, and at 16 hynotics. The period of drug abuse which starts from drinking caffeinated beverages and smoking cigarettes and ends in the use of hypnotics takes about three years. During this period, other delinquent behaviours begin to surface, that is, at the age of 13 when smoking cigarettes begins, the delinquent behaviour pattern starts with truancy. Next, they start taking money from others by using physical force. Prior to the age of 15, they are suspended from school, become hostile to adults, begin running away from home, and start using stimulants and alcohol. Soon they become involved even in glue-sniffing and in the use of marihuana. At the age of 15, they begin to see adult videos and carry weapons. Sexual promiscuity and usage of tranquilizers follows the viewing of adult videos. Consequently, by the time they reach the age of 16, they visit drinking establishments, and are picked up by police for committing delinquent acts. And finally, they come to use hypnotic - type drugs. From the above descriptions, drug abuse can be assumed to have a close correlation with delinquent behaviour. V. Social Factors Related to Drug Abuse As for the Korean youths, glue-sniffing is found to he related to aggressive delinquency, in such cases as run - aways, being picked up by the police, and taking money by force. Smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol is found to be related to seeing adult videos and visiting drinking establishments. Hypnotics and marihuana were found to be representive of drugs which are related to degenerational delinquency, irrespective of social delinquency. The social factors connected with these drug abuse are as follows: 1. Individual factors Male students were more heavily involved in the usage of drug than females. Youths who do not attend church were more likely to be involved in drugs than those who attend. 2. Family factors The youths who were displeased with their mothers smoking and those who thought their parents did not love each other, or those whose parents had used drugs without prescription, were more likely to he drug users. 3. School factors Those youths who found school life boring, were unsuccessful in their studies, spend most of their time with friends, feel their teachers smoke too much, those who had a positive perception of their teachers smoking were likely to he drug users. To sum up, drug abusers depend on the influence of their parents, teachers and peers. IV. Reasons for Drug Abuse Korean students have mainly used drugs to release stress (42.8%), to stay awake (19.7%), and because of the easy accessibility of drugs( 16.6%). Other reasons are due to their ignorance of the side effects of the drugs (3.6%), natural curiosity (4.2%), and to increase strength(3.O%). From the above facts, the major reasons for drug abuse among Korean youths are to release stress and to stay awake in order to prepare exams. Furthermore, since drugs are readily available, we can conclude that drug abuse is caused by the school system(such as entrance exams) in Korea. VII. Conclusion Drug usage among Korean youths are relatively less common than those of western youths. In some cases, such as, glue-sniffing and use of stimulants, the pattern of drug abuse is found. Moreover, early drug abuse is evident, and it has a close connection with deviant behaviour, resulting in juvenile delinquency. Drug abuse cannot be attributed to any one social factor. Specifically, drug abuse depends on parents, peers, teachers and other members of the community, and also is influenced by social institutions such as the entrance exam system. Every person and organization concerned with youth must participate collectively in restraining drug abuse. Finally, it is suggested that social agencial working for youth welfare should make every effort to tackle this serious problem confronted by the Korean youths today.