Substance use in a comparative perspective : the case of Bulgaria, Czechia, Croatia, Romania and Slovakia /
Substance use in a comparative perspective : the case of Bulgaria, Czechia, Croatia, Romania and Slovakia /
Arnost Veselý, Dagmar Dzúrová, editors ; reviewers, PhDr. Ladislav Csémy, MUDr. Darina Sedláková, MPH. ; foreword by Prof. Richard Scheffler, Prof. Martin Potůček ; cover design and layout Jan Serých.
- First edition.
- 1 online resource (273 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references.
Foreword; 1. Introduction; 2. Environmental Factors as Determinants of Substance Use; 3. Risk Behavior in Comparative Perspective; 4. Risk Behavior in Five Post-Communist Countries; 5. Health-related Behavior at the Individual Level: Case Study of Substance Use ; Executive summary; Appendix ; About authors; References.
The book puts together different pieces of evidence on the developments of substance use in five post-communist countries over time. It builds a complex and reliable evidence base for empirical comparison and identifies evidence gaps. Such developments are analyzed and interpreted using an original theoretical framework and a combination of both quantitative and qualitative methodology.
9788024623382 (electronic bk.) 8024623382 (electronic bk.)
Substance abuse--Social aspects--Bulgaria.
Substance abuse--Social aspects--Czech Republic.
Substance abuse--Social aspects--Croatia.
Substance abuse--Social aspects--Romania.
Substance abuse--Social aspects--Slovakia.
Drug abuse--Former communist countries.
Drug abuse--Social aspects.
Polytoxicomanie--Aspect social--Bulgarie.
Polytoxicomanie--Aspect social--République tchèque.
Polytoxicomanie--Aspect social--Croatie.
Polytoxicomanie--Aspect social--Roumanie.
Polytoxicomanie--Aspect social--Slovaquie.
Toxicomanie--Anciens pays communistes.
Toxicomanie--Aspect social.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Healthy Living.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Reference.
MEDICAL--Preventive Medicine.
Drug abuse.
Drug abuse--Social aspects.
Substance abuse--Social aspects.
Bulgaria.
Croatia.
Czech Republic.
Former communist countries.
Romania.
Slovakia.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HV5801 / .S837 2011eb
613.8
Includes bibliographical references.
Foreword; 1. Introduction; 2. Environmental Factors as Determinants of Substance Use; 3. Risk Behavior in Comparative Perspective; 4. Risk Behavior in Five Post-Communist Countries; 5. Health-related Behavior at the Individual Level: Case Study of Substance Use ; Executive summary; Appendix ; About authors; References.
The book puts together different pieces of evidence on the developments of substance use in five post-communist countries over time. It builds a complex and reliable evidence base for empirical comparison and identifies evidence gaps. Such developments are analyzed and interpreted using an original theoretical framework and a combination of both quantitative and qualitative methodology.
9788024623382 (electronic bk.) 8024623382 (electronic bk.)
Substance abuse--Social aspects--Bulgaria.
Substance abuse--Social aspects--Czech Republic.
Substance abuse--Social aspects--Croatia.
Substance abuse--Social aspects--Romania.
Substance abuse--Social aspects--Slovakia.
Drug abuse--Former communist countries.
Drug abuse--Social aspects.
Polytoxicomanie--Aspect social--Bulgarie.
Polytoxicomanie--Aspect social--République tchèque.
Polytoxicomanie--Aspect social--Croatie.
Polytoxicomanie--Aspect social--Roumanie.
Polytoxicomanie--Aspect social--Slovaquie.
Toxicomanie--Anciens pays communistes.
Toxicomanie--Aspect social.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Healthy Living.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Reference.
MEDICAL--Preventive Medicine.
Drug abuse.
Drug abuse--Social aspects.
Substance abuse--Social aspects.
Bulgaria.
Croatia.
Czech Republic.
Former communist countries.
Romania.
Slovakia.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HV5801 / .S837 2011eb
613.8