The topic of the masters‘work is „Learning particularities of the youth that is using illegal narcotic substances at the professional schools“. Efforts were taken to clarify the particularities of the pupils learning at professional schools considering the learning difficulties that meet pupils who are using and who are not using an illegal narcotic substance. In Vilnius teaching center of technology and business there has been performed the quantitative research at September of 2005 and the qualitative research during the October of 2005 and April of 2006. 209 pupils of 1 – 3 course who are studying at the center of professional teaching were attending the quantitative research. 6 pupils who are using an illegal narcotic substance and 15 teachers who are working at the center of professional teaching were attending the qualitative research. After performing the research it has been clarified: a number of pupils who are using an illegal narcotic substance is growing annually. And these pupils are studying at the center of professional teaching just for one reason – that they would be able to elude the criminal responsibility and military service. There have been explored the factors that influence the learning difficulties of the pupils of professional teaching center. It was estimated that pupils who are using an illegal narcotic substances often meet the problems of attendance (52 percent) and report (48 percent). Such problems influence most often the difficulties in... [to full text]