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Students' use of cocaine in universities and colleges of Prague: questionnaire survey
Tichá, Laura ; Kuda, Aleš (advisor) ; Minařík, Jakub (referee)
Background: Recreational usage of cocaine in Prague has been increasing in the last few years, especially in the population of young adults within social events. Prevalence (the percentage of population affected by certain conditions or diseases in specific time frames) of cocaine use amongst students in universities and colleges has not yet been researched in Czech Republic. Aim: The main aim is to map the prevalence of cocaine use amongst students in universities and colleges of Prague. Secondarily, research aims to pattern of usage and difference in prevalence of cocaine use given the difference between their field of study. Methods: The data was collected through quantitative questionnaire survey. In total 1366 surveys were collected. This is compiled 554 surveys were conducted from bachelor students, 594 from master students and 218 from college students. Results: From results, we can see that lifetime prevalence of cocaine use in population of students in universities and colleges of Prague is 22 %. 42 % of students that used cocaine had used cocaine in the last year and 34 % of students used cocaine in the last thirty days. Usage of cocaine is more prevalent at field of art studies, with 46 % of students having experience with cocaine in contrast with fields of studies such as technologies...
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Hodnocení převodu plantáží koky na agro-lesnické plantáže kakaa, Huayhuantillo, Peru
Mervartová, Dita
A small village called Huayhuantillo, situated close to the town Tingo María in the region of Huánuco, is a really interesting place due to the cultivation of cocoa trees in the agro-forestry system. The most common shade species is guaba, in Latin Inga edulis. Coca, in general, is considered to be one of the most important plants in Peru, especially in the Andes. Nevertheless, the organized cocaine trade in the time of the Shining Path Party had a significantly negative effect on the social situation in the country. Long term cultivation of coca causes soil erosion while the use of unknown fertilizers, herbicides and by-products of cocaine production pollute soils and water sources. Since the year 2003 the farmers have been forced by different Peruvian organizations and the government of the US to destroy their coca plantations and start cultivating something else, cocoa or coffee for example. That is one of the reasons why cocoa is such an extensive commodity nowadays in Peru and cultivation has increased there. Opinions of local people, soil samples in combination with measuring cocoa trees and shade trees by Fildmap technology in Huayhuntillo suggests that our hypothesis about the advantages of using agro-forestry systems in the case of a conversion of coca plantation is correct.
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Cocaine abuse in the Czechoslovak republic in 1918 - 1938
Knížková, Iva ; Šejvl, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Petruželka, Benjamin (referee)
Backround: Cocaine is an addictive substance which was very popular during the First republic in higher society, although there was no historical tradition of its use. Interest in foreign culture, however, brought many phenomena to the Czechoslovak Republic, including drugs - hashish, morphine and cocaine. Aim: The aim of this work is to chart cocaine abuse in the Czechoslovak Republic during the First republic and describe this period in the context of drug use. Methods: I used content analysis of documents for data collection. The documents were categorized according the years of their release. I used text documents, sound and video recordings. Text documents were most often historical newspaper articles published during the First republic, but also literatue dealing with the relevant issues published in the later period. I also searched for sources from already published documents. Results and conclusion: Cocaine was abused in the Czechoslovak Republic during the First republic abundantly. At first, it was promoted as a miracle cure for the treatment of morphineism and also for its local anesthetic effect. Before long, however, its dependency potencial became apparent. Cocaine abuse often occured in culture and also in higher society. Many famous First Republic actors and actresses fell into...
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Narcoterrorism: Searching for the crossroads of drug trade and political violence
Kolínský, Prokop ; Makariusová, Radana (advisor) ; Záhora, Jakub (referee)
The main objective of thesis ''Narcoterrorism: Crossroads between drug trade and political violence'' is to describe and analyze the phenomenon of narcoterrorism, a concept that combines in its core the politically-motivated violence, the illicit drug trade, and the use of terrorist methods. The goal will be to establish a comprehensive theoretical framework for the various types of narcoterrorism and the different supportive types that may occur between the politically-motivated or ideological groups, and the drug-trafficking criminal groups. This framework will be later primarily tested on the case of Colombia, where various warring ideological and criminal groups will be observed and analyzed. Other cases that will be secondarily used to further prove the established assumptions, will be focusing on other countries which seen in recent history a surge of political or criminal violence, and are either manufacturing or trafficking illegal drugs. These will include Peru, Mexico, and Afghanistan. In the final section of the thesis, the theoretical framework will be assigned to real historical cases, and a question of the prerequisites of narcoterrorist emergence will be discussed.
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Security Situation in Columbia in a Context of the Drug Trafficking and its Impact on the Region
Kačírek, Lukáš ; Střítecký, Vít (advisor) ; Krausz Hladká, Malvína (referee)
The thesis is concerned with the drug trade in Colombia, country with the largest drug production in the world. It is aimed especially at the age of drug cartels that used to have an eminent impact on the country's security situation. Firstly, it explains the main causes of the Colombian conflict. Afterwards, cartels from Medellín and Cali are introduced. After their downfall, they were shortly replaced by the Norte del Valle cartel. This cartel was however less successful in the drug field. After the downfall of the two important cartels, the drug field splintered. The thesis is briefly focused on the present situation as well. Guerilla groups also play a significant role in the conflict, thus one of the chapters is dedicated to them. Specific chapter is concerned with the reflection of the USA in the conflict - it introduces their role during the first half of the twentieth century as well as Plan Colombia. The last chapter discusses Colombia's relations with regional states in the crucial era from the view of drug trade. These states are specifically Peru, Bolivia and Mexico. The end of the thesis evaluates what kind of a state Colombia was in the second half of the twentieth century according to the Robert Rotberg's state theory.
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The purity of illicit drugs (methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine) in Czech Republic
Limpouchová, Markéta ; Vopravil, Jiří (advisor) ; Šejvl, Jaroslav (referee)
This work deals with the purity of the illegal drugs methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin, and its implications in a broad context. The theses is divided into two parts - the theoretical and the practical one. The theoretical part provides background information about the selected illegal drugs. The aim is to introduce the drugs in the context of the topic of this work, whereby the reader may gain an understanding of the implications of illicit drug purity. It contains a brief history of the selected drugs and mentions the current prevalence of their use in the Czech Republic. It also provides basic information about the production, chemical structure, administration and effects of these substances. Furthermore, the negative health impact that the adulteration of these drugs may have is also discussed.The practical part focuses on two areas. The first objective of this work consists of a proposal to establish the optimal borders between the wholesale and retail quantities, which should increase the information value of the data. The second objective of this study consists of a secondary analysis of drug seizures and the purity of the most frequently used illegal drugs in the Czech Republic, in the context of an international comparison. It is hypothesized that the purity of imported illegal drugs (heroin and...
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The purity of illicit drugs (methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine) in Czech Republic
Limpouchová, Markéta ; Vopravil, Jiří (advisor) ; Šejvl, Jaroslav (referee) ; Drbohlavová, Barbora (referee)
This thesis deals with the purity of the illegal drugs methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin, and its implications in a broader context. The thesis is divided into two parts - the theoretical and the practical one. The theoretical part provides background information about the abovementioned illegal drugs. In addition to basic information about these illegal drugs the thesis contains information about the distribution and seizures of illicit drugs in the Czech Republic and is engaged in the field of international illicit drug market in terms of the wholesale level. Furthermore the work deals with the purity of illegal drugs itself and the substances which are illegal drugs (methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine) cut by (substances that are added to illegal drugs with different motivations, mainly economic ones). Other part of the thesis is a balance sheet by Broséus, J. Gentile, N., Esseiva, P. (2015) over the usefulness and utilization of the system for collecting data on drug markets at national and international level. The last topic of this section are methods of analysis of the illicit drugs. The practical part focuses on three areas. The first aim of this study is a secondary analysis of seizures and the purity of the most frequently used adulterated illegal drugs the Czech Republic in...
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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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