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Kratom use in Czech republic: questionnaire surwey
Medková, Aneta ; Vacek, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Mravčík, Viktor (referee)
Background: Kratom is a natural psychoactive substance origin to Southeast Asia, which use is expanding in the Czech Republic in recent years. The issue of kratom use is coming to the fore in 2022, mainly due to inappropriate regulation of kratom and reports of increasing kratom use not only among students and adults, but also among children and adolescents. So far, there is very little research data on the use of kratom in the Czech Republic. Objectives: The aim of the thesis was to find out and describe the patterns of kratom use in the population of its users in the Czech Republic. The research also focused on risk behaviors related to kratom use. The sub-goals of the research were to map the use of other psychoactive substances and to determine the connections with the use of kratom. Furthermore, to map the need of seeking professional help due to the kratom use, and to find out the opinion of kratom users on its legal regulation in the Czech Republic. Methods: The research was designed as a quantitative survey, a questionnaire was used to collect data, distributed in online form through social media. Data were collected from 23.10. to 6.11. 2022 and the research sample consisted of 1367 respondents. Data were analyzed in Microsoft Excel using descriptive statistics and pivot tables. Results:...
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Motivation for abstinence in the aftercare process
Medková, Aneta ; Vacek, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Lososová, Amalie (referee)
Background: During addiction treatment, clients build their motivation to abstain and should leave with their own decision to abstain. After taking up aftercare, their motivation is exposed to reality, many different factors and risky situations. Kuda (2003) states that craving after entering the aftercare is inevitably manifested in the same intensity as at the beginning of treatment. So what does client's motivation during aftercare look like? Objectives and research questions: The aim of this study is to describe how the motivation for abstinence is manifested on aftercare program clients. Research questions are: 1) What motivates clients to abstain in the aftercare process? 2) How does motivation for abstinence change and what affects it? 3) How do clients integrate into society in the sphere of interpersonal relations? Methodology: The research was carried out in a qualitative form, using semi-structured interviews. The research group consists of 8 clients of the aftercare program. The research was of a longitudinal nature, the interviews took place in 3 waves - the first in November, the second in December, the third in February 2019/2020. Data analysis was performed by open and axial coding, it is an inductive analysis. Results: Among positive and negative motives, relationship motives...
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