Czech drug laws as an arena of the drug policy battle

T. ZABRANSKY | 2004
Périodique

ENGLISH : This paper begins with a brief overview Czech drug policy and drug-related issues. The second section concentrates on how that policy has evolved since the fall of communism, identifies the main players in these events, and provides [...]

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"Just another drug" for marginalized users: The risks of using synthetic cathinones among NSP clients in the Czech Republic

V. BELACKOVA ; J. VACEK ; B. JANIKOVA ; V. MRAVCIK ; T. ZABRANSKY ; L. IVANOVOVA ; L. CSEMY | 2017
Dans Journal of Substance Use (Vol.22, n°6, December 2017) Article : Périodique

Background: In several EU countries, synthetic cathinone (SC) use has spread among injecting drug users (IDUs); it has been linked to risk of dependence and HIV/HCV transmission. Aims: To analyze the association between dependence and risky inje[...]

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Public health and international drug policy

J. CSETE ; A. KAMARULZAMAN ; M. KAZATCHKINE ; F. ALTICE ; M. BALICKI ; J. BUXTON ; J. CEPEDA ; M. COMFORT ; E. GOOSBY ; J. GOULAO ; C. HART ; T. KERR ; A. M. LAJOUS ; S. LEWIS ; N. MARTIN ; D. MEJIA ; A. CAMACHO ; D. MATHIESON ; I. OBOT ; A. OGUNROMBI ; S. SHERMAN ; J. STONE ; N. VALLATH ; P. VICKERMAN ; T. ZABRANSKY ; C. BEYRER | 2016
Dans Lancet (The) (Vol.387, n°10026, April 2, 2016) Article : Périodique

ENGLISH: In September, 2015, the member states of the UN endorsed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030, which aspire to human-rights-centred approaches to ensuring the health and wellbeing of all people. The SDGs embody both the UN Cha[...]

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Qualitative research in Spanish cannabis social clubs: "The moment you enter the door, you are minimising the risks"

V. BELACKOVA ; A. TOMKOVA ; T. ZABRANSKY | 2016
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.34, August 2016) Article : Périodique

Background: Cannabis social clubs (CSCs) in Spain are non-profit organisations that connect regular adult cannabis users. One of their functions is to supply cannabis to the closed circuit of members. The CSCs do not breach any international tre[...]

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"Should I Buy or Should I Grow?" How drug policy institutions and drug market transaction costs shape the decision to self-supply with cannabis in the Netherlands and the Czech Republic

V. BELACKOVA ; N. MAALSTE ; T. ZABRANSKY ; J. P. GRUND | 2015
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.26, n°3, March 2015) Article : Périodique

Background: This paper uses the framework of institutional economics to assess the impact of formal and informal institutions that influence the transaction costs on the cannabis market, and users’ decisions to self-supply in the Czech Republic [...]

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Use of gelatine capsules for application of methamphetamine: A new harm reduction approach

V. MRAVCIK ; K. SKARUPOVA ; B. ORLIKOVA ; T. ZABRANSKY ; K. KARACHALIOU ; B. SCHULTE | 2011
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.22, n°2, March 2011) Article : Périodique

BACKGROUND In order to reduce injecting drug use, low-threshold facilities in the Czech Republic have started to distribute empty gelatine capsules as an oral alternative of drug application for those injecting methamphetamine. This report revie[...]

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