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Patterns of cocaine use among recreational users: qualitative field research
Kulhánek, Adam ; Vacek, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Šejvl, Jaroslav (referee)
Background: Typical users of cocaine are socially integrated individuals of higher education, higher income. They use it recreationally. It is a hidden population standing outside the range of addiction treatment. According to population research cocaine users in the Czech Republic create a minor subpopulation of drug users whose characteristics and behavior have not been adequately described. Aims: The primary aim is to describe patterns of cocaine use among recreational users using qualitative research methods. The secondary aim is to track how cocaine users value this drug in their lives. Methods: The concept of the study is based on qualitative research methodology. The snowball sampling was used as a selection method. Chosen respondents were given semi- structural interviews. The study sample contains 11 respondents, 7 men and 4 women in average age 26,7 (the youngest 20 years old, the oldest 33 years old) with a predominance of secondary or higher education. Data were analyzed according to the procedures of grounded theory. Results: Cocaine was consumed mainly during social events, mostly in night clubs in groups of friends. The predominant form of use was intranasal application with average frequency of 3-5 doses per party in the time range of single doses of 30-60 min. Cocaine was always...
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Effect of addictive drugs on prenatal development
Hofmannová, Oldřiška ; Peterka, Miroslav (advisor) ; Peterková, Renata (referee)
Substance abuse is long-term worldwide problem. This thesis summarizes findings about the effects of stimulants, opiates and hallucinogens and focuses on the most commonly used illegal representatives of individual groups: cocaine, amphetamines, heroin and LSD. All these substances have negative effect on both mother and her fetus. Some of addictive substances can influence pregnancy and childbirth. There is also higher risk of fetus mortality and morbidity of the new born baby. Prenatal exposure to addictive substances could have influence on the birth weight, length, head circumference, its further growth and behavior. Some drugs can cause neonatal abstinent syndrome which can lead without prenatal care to death of newborn.
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Organized crime and security : drug cartels : the global capacity of a rising security threat
Ibáñez de Foerster, Marcela ; Balabán, Miloš (advisor) ; Střítecký, Vít (referee)
Over the last four decades organized crime groups, particularly, drug trafficking organizations or drug cartels, have managed to be under the spotlight of the security agendas of American countries such as Colombia and the United States. During the last two decades, however, the global securitization of the drug trafficking issue, has led them to become a major security threat not only for the Americas, but also for Europe and more recently for West African countries. These organizations pose a threat not only to the security of the state, but to the very essence of it, by corrupting and damaging everything they come in contact with at the political, social, economical and even cultural level. This graduate thesis presents an analysis on Latin American drug trafficking organizations or drugs cartels, as they are commonly known, focusing on the cases of Colombian and Mexican drug cartels. By comparing these two case studies, I suggest that today's Mexican drug trafficking organizations have gained their momentum and incommensurable strength by following the footsteps of the big three Colombian drug cartels that existed between the 1980s and 1990s. The first chapter will expose the definitions and concepts surrounding the research of organized crime. In the second and third chapters, both the...
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Economic and political aspects of drug trafficking in Colombia
Nezhybová, Alexandra ; Němec, Jan (advisor) ; Paulenková, Kristína (referee)
The Bachelor thesis Economic and political aspects of drug trafficking in Colombia is dedicated to the topic of drug trafficking and its impacts not only on economic and political sphere but also on the society, safety level and environment. Since this topic is a global issue, first it deals with the drug industry generally on a world level. It examines the drug trade and various attitudes of antidrug policies. Later on the thesis focuses on the Latin American region as one of the biggest producers and distributors. The thesis also studies a bond between Latin America and U.S. as the main consumer of the drugs. At the end it demonstrates drug trafficking and its effects on a particular example of Colombia that belongs to the most important cocaine producers.
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Easily accessible poisons and crime in Czech republic
PILAŘ, Michal
Based on the study of available literature in this thesis are defined easily accessible poisons, which are carbofuran, methanol, ethylene glycol, marijuana, methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine. The thesis is further defined by crime, with those readily available poisons committed on the territory of the Czech Republic. Defined easily accessible poisons were also associated with a particular crime that is committed to them and based on statistical outputs of the Czech Police and the National Drug Headquarters of the Police of the Czech Republic was conducted statistical research that is readily available to these poisons committing a crime on the territory of the Czech Republic, and whether there are differences in crime rates between different regions of the Czech Republic. The second part describes the methodology of work and research questions. The third part consists of the results which graphically compares crime committed with easily accessible poisons. The final part consists of discussions, where they are analyzed the achievements of work. To achieve the objectives in this work used data collection methods, analytical, mathematical and graphical. While writing this thesis I first considered studying literature in easily accessible poisons and study applicable laws, which serve as the legal basis for the definition of crimes. When I was writing a thesis based on research questions: They are easily accessible poisons available in the Czech Republic? There in the CR crime committed using readily available poisons? There are differences between individual regions in the Czech Republic? These research questions were answered by meeting our goals, namely the Czech Republic are readily available poisons available with them commit crime in the crimes committed there are differences between individual regions.
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Cocaine as a status symbol
MOTTLOVÁ, Michaela
Presented bachelor thesis entitled "Cocaine as a status symbol" is focused on the relationship between cocaine use and a status symbol. The thesis points out on the rapidly increasing popularity of cocaine, which probably partially replace the role of ecstasy, as a dance drugs. This trend progressively reaches a European scale. For this reason I consider this topic actual and worthy of interest. The thesis is divided into two parts connected to each other. The theoretical part is focused on summary of general knowledge. There is the description of cocaine as plants in the context of the history of its use. There is description of the discovery of cosine and use in connection with its use in the past. It also focuses on the psychological and somatic effects of cosine use, the general mechanisms and forms of application. For completeness are shown the consequences of long term of cosine use. Then thesis focuses on the symbol and its meanings and the ritual. The last theoretical chapter is devoted to the body of knowledge about the social system and social structure, and also deals with the description of social status, a status symbol. Last but not least, is the topic of the social aspect of cocaine use. In the practical part of thesis presents the results of research. The aim of this thesis is to analyze the relationship between cocaine use to express social status as a status symbol. I chose the strategy of qualitative research to achieve the objektive of the thesis. Data collection was realized by technice of narrative interview.
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Coca growing as a factor of Bolivian politics and economy
Šanda, Milan ; Pavlík, Petr (advisor) ; Jeníček, Vladimír (referee)
This thesis is devoted to coca cultivation in Bolivia and the impact of that activity on internal and economic affairs. Because of the overlap of these issues to the international environment it analyzes the current international anti-drug strategy, it's impacts and alternatives. Using different levels of analysis - from the international system to individuals - explores the interaction between them and it's implications on each other.
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Production and distribution of cocaine and heroin in the world economy
Huňavá, Barbora ; Stuchlíková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Jiránková, Martina (referee)
The aim of teh work is to determine the causes of a long-term increase in production and distribution of cocaine in the Andean states and heroin in the Southeast and Southwest Asia, despite repression and active national drug policy, as well as international organizations. This paper describes the process of cultivation and drug production, distribution channels of drugs coming on the consumer markets. It explains and analyze the reasons and causes of involvement in drug trafficking and drug industry and its consequences for social and economic situation of individual countries, describes the national drug policy and the drug policy of international community and shows the connection of the drug trade with other elements of international crime.
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The Development of the Colombian Conflict after President Uribe Took his Office
Stiborová, Adéla ; Kochan, Jan (advisor) ; Jeníčková, Martina (referee)
This work deals with the colombian president Álvaro Uribe who took his office 2002. The main objective is to assess the proceedings of Uribe and to outline some other steps that could be made. The work summarizes the reasons of the conflict deduced from history on the basis of historic-logical method, describes and compares the actors of the conflict, above all the leftist guerillas FARC and ELN and the rightist organisation AUC. Also deals with the influence of the cocaine. The fundamental part is the describtion of the proceedings made by Uribe in his electoral term and the description of the cooperation with the USA which attepts to solve this problem. All aroud Uribe succeded in allaying the conflict and also the situation with some actors was almou solved. Nonetheless the step sof Uribe lack the complexity.
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