|
|
The Ritual at Successful Completion of Addiction Treatment in Therapeutic Community from the Perspective of Client
Černá, Michaela ; Radimecký, Josef (advisor) ; Richterová-Těmínová, Martina (referee)
The aim of the work is to describe (using the observation) the rite after successfull finishing of the treatment of drug addiction in a therapeutic community and to find out how the client, who has finished the treatment this way, perceives this rite. The work directs particularly at what emotions he has experienced, if and how he has sensed his surroundings and the rite subjects used during the rite. The rites could be characterized as the ceremonial acts which have their rules and meaning. They satisfy needs of emotional experiences and the spirituality of the individual, they are connected to traditions of a specific community and the give to the individual a possibility to identify himself to the community.The therapeutic community uses a plentiful amount of rites, particularly because of the motives mentioned above. The research assemblage is formed by the client of the therapeutic community for drug addicted, who has finished the rite for the succesful finishing of his treatment. In the practical part was used the qualitative approach, collecting of the data was accomplished from of the semi-structured interview and the data were assessed afterwards by the form of the analysis of the interview. From the analysis of the interview is clear that the client experiences during the rite the lots of...
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
Involvement of close people to the treatment of drug users in terms of therapeutic communities
Radimecký, Josef
Use of mind-altering substances may result in an array of adverse - especially health and social - consequences not only for drug users but also for their close persons. Help to solve drug use-related problems is provided by various drug services. These however primarily focus on drug users and in the best case perceive their relatives as a significant source of support in order to achieve a change in dependent behaviour of drug consumers. The vast majority of drug services in past didn't take into account the fact that relatives might suffer due to drug use of their family member too, and thus that they might also need specific professional help. The aim of dissertation is 1) to answer the question of whether an involvement of relatives in the process of drug users treatment in therapeutic community might be of benefit not only for residents but also for their close persons, and 2) to introduce a comprehensive model of work with relatives in therapeutic community which has been verified within the inquiry. This has been carried out with the use of predominantly qualitative grounded theory approach. The main data sources were drug users, their relatives, professionals, literature and participative observation of author. Findings suggest that involvement of relatives into the process of treatment of drug...
|
|
|
Estimation of illegal drug consumption in Kazakhstan
Ayapbekova, Dinara ; Vopravil, Jiří (advisor) ; Radimecký, Josef (referee)
Background: The republic of Kazakhstan is located on the "Northern Route" by which opiates are smuggled from Afghanistan to the Russian Federation and further into the European Union. For this reason, the state is under constant high risk of the drugs leaking to the local market, leading to drug abuse and related issues within the population. The drug situation in Kazakhstan is further complicated by the internal factor of the Chuy Valley which features the largest area of wild- growing cannabis in the world. The aim of this thesis is to estimate the consumption of cannabis-derived drugs and heroin in Kazakhstan based on the latest national and international reports and research. In terms of research, the thesis examines which organisations collect statistical information on users of illegal drugs and what methods are used to do so. Methods: the data analysis consisted of a secondary analysis of existing collected data through quantitative descriptive statistics and a qualitative analysis of individual international and national reports. Drug consumption was estimated based on demand. Results: According to estimates, there were 127,800 problem drug users in Kazakhstan in 2014; the total volume of consumed heroin was estimated to more than 46 tonnes. The estimated consumption of cannabis drugs in...
|
|
| |
|
|
Legalization of psychotropic substances as a potential developmen of the Czech (anti-)drug policy
Al-Halabiová, Ria ; Radimecký, Josef (advisor) ; Šejvl, Jaroslav (referee)
Background: Current drug policy seek to have a balanced approach, but the supply of drugs has no potential to significantly influence, as well as the quality of drugs on the black market. Drug legalization could be one of the most effective harm reduction tools and could help to reduce the negative effects of drug prohibition. Aim: The aim of the thesis is to describe the current drug control regimes and their treatment and to group the arguments supporting or not supporting the effectiveness of the given drug measures and especially drug legalisation. The aim of the research is to map the trends of thinking about drug legalization and other possibilities of their regulation among Czech drug policy makers and other stakeholders involved in its form. The sub-research questions present the opinions of the respondents on other related topics and they are defined by the uniformity of the terminological interpretation of the important terms. Methods: Qualitative methods were used for the research, namely a semi-structured interview conducted with seven representatives of the current form of Czech drug measures presenting the spectrum of Czech drug policy. For data analysis, the method of clustering and the plain enumeration method were used. Results: The analysis of the data revealed a disagreement...
|
|
|
The topic of drugs in music: Czech rap albums in period from 2005 to 2016
Bittnerová, Tereza ; Radimecký, Josef (advisor) ; Šejvl, Jaroslav (referee)
Background: Drug use and drug related topics appear in many aspects of today's life. They found their way into our culture, among others into music, where it is without a doubt that some songs, whole works of artists or even music styles were influenced by the existence of drugs and their effects. Aim: The aim of the first part of this thesis is to describe the relationship between substances and three biggest styles of modern music - jazz, rock and rap. The aim of the research is to map the occurrence of drugs and drug related topics in Czech hip hop music, specifically popular Czech rap albums that were released between 2005 and 2016 and charted in the chart operated by International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Methods: Quantitative method was used for this research. The drug related lyrics were coded into several categories using content analysis. 590 songs from 43 albums were analysed in total. Results: The research has shown that in 56,6% (334) of the songs drug related topics appeared. Out of 886 mentions, the most reoccurring one was alcohol (46,1 %), followed by general terms for drugs (22 %) and cannabis (17,2 %). Out of illegal substances marihuana appeared most often. Among other mentions that appeared less often (under 3,5 % per category) were tobacco products, medicine,...
|
|
|
Why Do Clients Enter the Treatment in Therapeutic Community WHITE LIGHT I
Solčány, Jakub ; Radimecký, Josef (advisor) ; Reichelová, Lenka (referee)
The question of what leads clients to onset of the WHITE LIGHT I therapeutic community was the main reason for this research. It may seem that the main motive is the drug addiction of clients, but I rather wonder what the last drop is, that they come to make a decision to do something about themselves. In my experience, it is the consequences of drug use rather than addiction itself. I wanted to examine those reasons. The aim of the research is to find out and explain the reasons for clients entering the Therapeutic community WHITE LIGHT I. The thesis is based on qualitative research. The methods used to obtain data are clients' biographies, questions on admission, records of the therapeutic groups and semistructured interview. I conducted the research on eight WHITE LIGHT I community clients who agreed to participate in the research. For data processing, I used the thematic analysis as a method, which is the most appropriate for a given need. The research revealed eight reasons for getting treatment. It is a loss of housing, a desire for a normal life without drugs, loss of employment, problems with the law, family pressure, health problems, client in the position of victim (crime, violence, etc.) and loss of life expectancy. Findings from my research corresponded to the reasons found by other...
|
guest ::
