Historique
Périodique
Drug scene in the Czech Republic and Slovakia during the period of transformation
(Scène de la drogue en République tchèque et en Slovaquie pendant la période de transformation)
Auteur(s) :
CSEMY, L. ;
KUBICKA, L. ;
NOCIAR, A.
Année :
2002
Page(s) :
159-165
Langue(s) :
Anglais
ISBN :
1022-6877
Refs biblio. :
11
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
CONSOMMATION
;
COMPORTEMENT
;
TRAITEMENT
;
POLITIQUE
Thésaurus géographique
REPUBLIQUE TCHEQUE
;
SLOVAQUIE
Note générale :
European Addiction Research, 2002, 8, 159-165
Note de contenu :
fig. ; tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
The article describes the development of drug-related problems in the context of the rapid sociopolitical and economic changes in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. The period of the last decade is marked by an increase in drug use in both countries; 17% of adults in the Czech Republic and 12% of the Slovaks report lifetime drug use. The respective figures are even higher for the population of adolescents. According to the data from the ESPAD survey carried out in 1999, 35% of young Czechs and 19% of young Slovaks used marijuana. Metamphetamine is the most misused substance among problem drug users in the Czech Republic, and heroin dominates in Slovakia. The response of the society to social and health problems caused by drugs is discussed in the following areas: institutional differentiation, political coordination and legislative development. The need for further social research is stressed. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Prague Psychiatric Ctr, Ustavi 91, 181 03 Praha 8
Tchèque (République). Czech Republic.
Tchèque (République). Czech Republic.