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Cannabis drugs use and the status of the student in the class: a comparison of different types of secondary schools
Šafránková, Magdalena ; Vacek, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Gabrhelík, Roman (referee)
The objective of my thesis is to deepen and expand research on my thesis I tried to prove or disprove the link between social status in the classroom and student use of cannabis. For research, I chose a sample of 21 students cook waiter field. In my thesis expand my research, because I want to prove whether the result is unique to college or is a general phenomenon among high school students. For the purposes of my research, I added one class schools, two gymnazium school classes, because this children are considered elite, and finally two classes of business school and for this reason that this type of education is visited the largest number of students. In my research I used combination od three methods. sociometric research, selected questions from the ESPAD questionnaire and interviews with selected students. Based on the research showed that the visible difference in the relation between social status and cannabis use at each school. The largest is in the school and the smallest is in the gymnazium.. This fact seems to me very interesting and I think that the fact this could work to solve this serious problem. In the theoretical part explains how to use the above methods, the effects and the influence of cannabis on humans. Keywords: Sociometry - cannabis - the status of the student -...
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Obtaining cannabis drugs by adolescents: experience of wards of selected facilities of Czech and other nationality comparison
Piskáčková, Kristýna ; Vacek, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Gabrhelík, Roman (referee)
University: Charles University in Prague Faculty: First Faculty of Medicine Psychiatric clinic, Center for Addictology School Year…….2012/2013…… ABSTRACT DIPLOMA WORK Name …………………Bc. Kristýna Piskáčková....………………………………….… Branch of study: Addictology Matriculation Year: …………2006….………… Thesis supervisor: Mgr. Jaroslav Vacek The number of pages:……80…………… Diploma Thesis Title: Obtaining cannabis drugs by adolescents: the comparison of the wards experience from facilities for foreigners with the selected facilities for wards with Czech nationality The goal of the diploma thesis is to determine the ways and circumstances of obtaining hemp drugs by adolescent users - wards of selected facilities for juveniles. Theoretical part mainly deals with issues such as cannabis drugs, usage patterns, cannabis distribution patterns, drug market and school facilities system for the performance of residential care and protective upbringing. The research part first deals with research questions, methods of data creation, then with the help of data analysis are given the answers to research questions. The used method of obtaining data is semi-structured interview. The survey was conducted with 16 participants. The sample only consists of one gender - male. Their age is from 15 to 18. Participant's statements are kept and...
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Cannabis drugs among students of Prague medical faculties: prevalence of use and related risk behaviour
Bošková, Milena ; Vacek, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Gabrhelík, Roman (referee)
Objectives : The main goal of this work is to find out prevalence of use cannabis drugs among students of medical faculties in Prague and also find out a relationship between cannabis drugs abuse and risk behaviour. Sample : The research sample consisted of 686 medical students First, Second and Third faculty of Medecine of Charles University in Prague. The main criterium for entry into the research was that students had to be enrolled in first through fifth year of medicine. Students of medicine sixth grade were excluded from research because of their limited time schedule, which related to their studies. Methods : Research was provided by quantitative methods - questionnaire, which was structured and anonymous Results : It was found that lifetime prevalence of cannabis use among medical students compared with the earlier results of different studies significantly increased. The prevalence of cannabis use over the past 12 months was higher in men than in women. It was confirmed that men on average achieve higher scores on the CAST questionnaire, which maps the risk behavior regarding the use of cannabis. Those in the questionnaire CAST achieve higher scores, their risk behaviour was more related with cannabis drugs use. Conclusion : Lifetime prevalence of cannabis use among young people, including...
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Prevalence and incidence of alcohol tobacco and cannabis use in the cohort of primary school students in 6th, 7th and 8th grade
Jurystová, Lucie ; Gabrhelík, Roman (advisor) ; Vacek, Jaroslav (referee)
Background The period of adolescence is typical for first experiments and initiation of substance use. The onset of experiments emerges between 11 and 15 years of age according to different authors. Although many adolescents end with experiments, there is still a group of those who proceed to regular use. Frequent, regular and especially heavy substance use represents various risks in many aspects of individual's life. According to various studies earlier onset of substance use may predict serious difficulties in adult stages of life. Important and currently widely discussed question is differences in substance use between boys and girls. Aims To identify the age of cigarette, alcohol and cannabis use onset according to gender. To find out prevalence of use among boys and girls. To find out whether incidence of substance use is higher during school year or summer holidays. Methods The ESPAD questionnaire was used for data collection, which was realized in the period of 34 months from August 2007 until June 2010. Indicators were defined for categories of cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking and experience with cannabis. For clarification of the given hypothesis statistical analyses in Microsoft Office Excel 2007 were used - descriptive statistics, contingency tables, Fisher's F-test and (Student)...
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social impacts on controlled users of cannabinoid substances
CIGLEROVÁ, Diana
Aside from drug users who are addicted and sometimes need expert aid, there are also individuals who can prevent the unfavourable consequences of drug use, i.e. the controlled users. These users are concealed and official records about them do not exist. This diploma thesis deals with the controlled users and their social impact. During the recent years researchers focused mainly on the controlled use of hard drugs, such as heroin or cocaine, but there is still only a very few studies dealing with the controlled use of cannabis drugs. In the theoretical part of the work cannabis is characterised from general and botanical point of view and its basic kinds (cannabis sativa, cannabis indica, cannabis ruderalis) and forms (marijuana, bhang, bhang oil) are described. Next chapter is dedicated to a brief history of cannabis drugs in the world. Other discussed topics are cannabis as a remedy as well as health consequences of cannabis drugs use. Next, the most frequent social circumstances which can cause an individual to start taking cannabis drugs are described and a typology of cannabis drugs users is introduced. The last chapter deals with the theoretical models of controlled drug use and the theory of controlled drug use in general. The aim of the work was to find out what relationship the controlled users of cannabis substances have to the respective drug. Two research questions were formulated. The first one is about whether the cannabis drug use caused any significant change in the lives of controlled users or not. The second one's purpose is to find out when it is not suitable for the controlled users of cannabis drugs to use the drug. The research sample consisted of 12 communication partners from Pilsen, seven male and five female, in the age between 21 and 35 years. The communication partners were selected for the research by snowball method. Only those individuals who were over 18 and have at least two year experience with the respective substance were selected for the research to ensure that only controlled users and no experimental users are included. Another condition was at least ten separate experiences with the use of respective drug. Individuals under research must not have suffered any damage from the cannabis drug use and must not have undergone any drug addiction treatment. The communication partners also must not have been legally prosecuted with regard to drugs. The research took place between January and April 2015. The empirical part of the work is based on a qualitative research. Data were collected via narrative interviews. In the course of this type of interview the individual under study is encouraged to narrate freely. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and are enclosed in the attachments section of the work. The data obtained from the interviews were compiled via anchored theory. The first two degrees of coding were employed in the work open coding and axial coding. The work can serve as a practical guide for cannabis drug users to become controlled users of these substances or to achieve total abstinence. It can also be used to provide complex information about the topic to general public.
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Problematika užívání konopných drog u středoškolské mládeže v mikroregionu Bystřicko
Karásková, Nela
The aim of this Bachelor thesis is to examine experiences with cannabis drugs among students from Vocational schools in microregion Bystřicko. In the theoretical part I define term drug addiction, what does mean addiction in adolescent period, what are kinds of addiction and its risks. The final part of theoretical chapter is focused on cannabis drugs, where I describe characteristics of cannabis drugs, its effects and intoxication. The method used in theoretical part is research of literature sources, creation of notes and its analysis, synthesis and comparison. Empirical part examines experiences with cannabis drugs among students from Secondary Agriculture school and Vocational school in microregion Bystřicko. Using questionnaires, I tried to find out level of experiences with this issue within the microregion. Obtained data were evaluated by simple statistical methods. Results from this research could serve for pedagogical practice and for realization of preventive programs at Vocational schools.
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The experience with the marijuana consumtion at middle schools.
CHMELÍKOVÁ, Andrea
The thesis in its theoretical parts deals with drugs in general, it describes effects of marijuana, misuse of this narcotic, system of prevention and care in Czech Republic. I paid attention mainly to questions of characteristic, origin and spread of cannabis drugs. In this thesis I wanted to point out also positive effects of marijuana for human organism, what was the history of treatment before and how is marijuana used for medical purposes today. I also researched possible risks of the usage of cannabis drugs, what negative consequences can occur after prolonged and regular use of marijuana, for example how this drug affects lungs, psyche, how use of marijuana effects a fetus during pregnancy, if marijuana works as an initial drug toward the hard drugs addiction. In the practical part of my thesis the goal was to chart marijuana addiction at middle schools, the knowledge of pupils about addictive substance issues and consequences of their use. I wanted to find out where pupils meet marijuana most often, where they tried it for the first time, who gave it to them, what was their actual experience, how many of them begun to use marijuana regularly, where they take money for it or if they grow it themselves and if they tried as well as other kinds of drugs. In my thesis I also wanted to show a preventive program how primary prevention affects pupils in terms of prevention in the teaching, but as well as lectures and discussions at schools from external and special trained workers. The main goal of this thesis was increasing of awareness of the public about this issue.
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Analysis of Market with Marijuana and Price Position in the Illegal Market
Morávek, Daniel ; Běláčková, Vendula (advisor) ; Houdek, Petr (referee)
Economical analysis of market with cannabis products is solved by the master thesis. Emphasis is placed on the situation and specifics of Czech Republic market with focus on price of cannabis drugs. It contains research questions which deal with role of price of drugs users -- if price factor is more significant than other socio-economical factors. The thesis describes development of legislation and anti-drug policy in the Czech Republic and its focus on cannabis products. In the theoretical part of the thesis there are presented economical and social aspects of anti-drug policy and its forms of applications in the Czech Republic. Analytical part of the thesis is focused on analysis of recent situation in the market with cannabis products. There is presented survey dedicated to consumption of cannabis drugs by students of high (secondary) schools. The survey also deals with attitudes of these students towards cannabis drugs. The survey is the source of data for regression analysis. Research has shown the most of users of marijuana do not pay for the drug. In case of act of buying there are frequent volume distcounts. Procurations of anti-drug policy which are trying to influence the price therefore may not have any impacts on buying behavior.
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Reasons for using Marihuana and frequency of its use
STACHOVÁ, Veronika
The theme of my bachelor thesis is called Reasons for Using Marihuana and the Frequency of its Use. No other drug divides the professional public as much as marihuana does. New findings of international research lead to increasingly hot discussions to what extent marihuana is harmful to health and, especially, why it is so popular with young people. It remains an alarming fact that experiments with marihuana occur at lower and lower ages. Cases of first use of cannabis before the age of thirteen are no exception nowadays. Thanks to continuing scientific research, information on cannabis drugs increases, but the sufficient amount of the newly obtained data may be doubted because all prevention efforts fail especially with marihuana. On the one hand, this drug is presented as harmless and its risks are played down, and, on the other hand, absurd deterring myths are made up. This bachelor thesis investigates the motives that lead young people to using cannabis drugs, and the extent of awareness of health risks resulting from its use. The theoretical part of this thesis deals with factors that increase the risk of experimenting and thus the resulting use of marihuana, as well as the actual motives of the use of cannabis. Last but not least, it describes individual health risks. The theoretical part also deals with the theory of marihuana as the initiation drug. The investigation aim of this thesis is to find out the motives leading to the use of cannabis, and to try to survey the knowledge of health risks of marihuana users. To achieve these aims, I used the qualitative research by means of the conversation method. There are altogether eight questions concerning these areas: the circumstances and motive of the first time use of marihuana, circumstances under which the user consumes the drug, negative experiences caused by acute intoxication, the main motive of cannabis use at present, further the knowledge of health risks connected with the use of the drug and other habit-forming substances, the theory of marihuana of the gateway drug and making marihuana legal. The research set consists of secondary school pupils. Four hypotheses were established on the basis of the research results. Hypothesis No. 1: Risks connected with the use of marihuana are underestimated by the users themselves. Hypothesis No. 2: Adolescents using marihuana do not have sufficient knowledge of health risks. Hypothesis No. 3: The negative effect of marihuana (bad trip) does not motivate most of its users to abstain from it. Hypothesis No. 4: The most frequent motive of the first time use is curiosity.
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Opinions of teachers and pupils in the second level of basic schools in Týn nad Vltavou about legalization of marihuana
HAVLÍKOVÁ, Jana
The bachelor thesis is called Opinions of teachers and pupils in the second level of basic schools in Týn nad Vltavou about legalization of marihuana. In the theoretical part the thesis contains the basic information about the history of marihuana, its effects, use and related risks. My bachelor thesis also describes the areas which take advantage of medical effects of the drug, as one of the main arguments of defenders of its legalization is the fact that marihuana can have positive effects on human health. For better understanding of the issue, the theoretical part also includes an explanation of the position of hemp-based drugs in international treaties, European legal code and in the Czech legislation. In the practical part I have used a questionnaire survey in basic schools in Týn nad Vltavou to find out opinions of pupils and teachers about potential legalization of marihuana. Apart from the opinion about the legalization as such, the questionnaire also contained questions whether the respondents consider the drug dangerous for human health and for the society and which specific complications associated with its use are known to them. The conclusion of my thesis is that pupils are slightly more benevolent to the legalization of marihuana. Eighty percent of the surveyed teachers were strictly against the legalization. One on my conclusions is the fact that the surveyed pupils support legalization of marihuana to a great extent but only a small percentage of them are interested in detail in that issue. Therefore I believe that it would be appropriate to increase the general level of information about the drug, not only among the pupils but also among their teachers.
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