Drug scene in the Czech Republic and Slovakia during the period of transformation
Language English Country Switzerland Media print
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review
PubMed
12457055
DOI
10.1159/000066134
PII: 66134
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Heroin MeSH
- Hospitalization trends MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Methamphetamine MeSH
- Adolescent MeSH
- Politics MeSH
- Substance-Related Disorders epidemiology therapy MeSH
- Social Change * MeSH
- Socioeconomic Factors MeSH
- Crime MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Adolescent MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Review MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic MeSH
- Slovakia MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Heroin MeSH
- Methamphetamine MeSH
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.
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