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社会問題しゃかいもんだい若者わかもの市販しはんやく乱用らんようその実態じったい
2026-02-06 03:00:30
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社会問題しゃかいもんだい若者わかもの市販しはんやく乱用らんようその実態じったい
label.tran_page Over-the-counter drug abuse by young people as a social problem and its actual situation
東京とうきょう歌舞伎町かぶきちょう繁華はんかがい若者わかもの市販しはんやく乱用らんよういぜん深刻しんこく状況じょうきょう
label.tran_page The abuse of over-the-counter drugs by young people remains a serious problem in the downtown area of Kabukicho, Tokyo.
新宿しんじゅく東宝とうほうビル周辺しゅうへんよこ広場ひろば若者わかものあつ過剰摂取かじょうせっしゅおこなケースあと関係機関かんけいきかんつよ警戒けいかいかんしめ
label.tran_page Especially in the area called ``Toyoko Hiroba'' near the Shinjuku Toho Building, young people gather and there are no end to cases of overdosing, and related organizations are showing strong caution.


今年ことし1がつ中旬ちゅうじゅん下旬げじゅんおこな取締とりし警視庁けいしちょう10だい19さい32にん補導ほどう
label.tran_page In the crackdown that took place from mid-to-late January of this year, the Metropolitan Police Department provided guidance to 32 people ranging in age from teenagers to 19 years old.
そのなか15さい女子中学生じょしちゅうがくせい成年みせいねん飲酒いんしゅうたが補導ほどうバッグなか睡眠薬すいみんやく600じょうケースふく
label.tran_page This includes a case in which a 15-year-old junior high school girl was arrested on suspicion of underage drinking, and 600 sleeping pills were found in her bag.


周辺しゅうへん医療機関いりょうきかん薬物やくぶつショック症状しょうじょう搬送はんそう若者わかものあいつ
label.tran_page At surrounding medical institutions, young people are being transported one after another with symptoms of drug-induced shock.
若者わかものあいだ市販しはんやく大量たいりょう服用ふくようつよ酩酊状態めいていじょうたいなる仲間同士なかまどうしさそ行為こうい一種いっしゅ流行りゅうこう警察けいさつ指摘してき
label.tran_page Police have pointed out that among young people, the act of becoming highly inebriated by taking large amounts of over-the-counter drugs is called ``pakiru,'' and the act of inviting friends together has become a kind of trend.

よこでい19さい女性じょせい毎日新聞まいにちしんぶん取材しゅざいたいなぜ一緒いっしょ周囲しゅういせま同調圧力どうちょうあつりょくあるかた
label.tran_page A 19-year-old woman who frequents To Yoko told the Mainichi Shimbun that she feels peer pressure from those around her, asking, ``Why don't we do it together?''
服用ふくようごしたくすりいろあお様子ようす撮影さつえいSNS投稿とうこう行為こうい風邪かぜぐすり睡眠薬すいみんやくさけ一緒いっしょ効果こうかつよケースおお
label.tran_page After taking the drug, some people have been seen taking pictures of their tongue turning blue with the drug and posting it on social media, and it is said that there are many cases of people taking cold medicine or sleeping pills with alcohol to intensify their effects.


今回こんかい補導ほどう32にんうち29にん1419さい女性じょせい3にん男性だんせい
label.tran_page Of the 32 people who received guidance this time, 29 were women and 3 were men between the ages of 14 and 19.
4にん女子生徒じょしせいとあき過剰摂取かじょうせっしゅ症状しょうじょう14さい中学生じょしちゅうがくせい1にん救急搬送きゅうきゅうはんそう
label.tran_page Four girls showed obvious symptoms of overdose, and one 14-year-old junior high school girl was rushed to the hospital after suffering convulsions.
べつ17さい高校生こうこうせいやく100じょうくすり
label.tran_page About 100 pills were also found on another 17-year-old high school student.


警察けいさつ調しらたい彼女かのじょたのわす動機どうきかた
label.tran_page When investigated by the police, the girls said their motives were ``because it was fun'' and ``I wanted to forget about the hardships.''

しかし2025ねん10がつ市販しはんせきどやく過剰摂取かじょうせっしゅあと意識障害いしきしょうがい14さい女子中学生じょしちゅうがくせい高層ビルこうそうビル転落てんらく死亡しぼういた事件じけん
label.tran_page However, in October 2025, a tragic incident occurred in which a 14-year-old junior high school girl fell from a high-rise building and died after overdosing on a commercially available cough medicine.


よこあつ若者わかもの東京とうきょう神奈川かながわ静岡しずおか山口やまぐちなど周辺地域しゅうへんちいき
label.tran_page The young people who gather next to To are said to come not only from Tokyo but also from surrounding areas such as Kanagawa, Shizuoka, and Yamaguchi.
警視庁けいしちょう注目ちゅうもく場所ばしょ安易あんいちかつよ注意ちゅうい
label.tran_page The Metropolitan Police Department strongly urges caution, ``Please do not approach the area easily just because it is attracting attention.''