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Evaluation of Primary Drug Prevention at Primary Schools in the City of Prachatice
ZŮNOVÁ, Petra
The title of the thesis is: Evaluation of Primary Drug Prevention at Primary Schools in the City of Prachatice. Primary prevention aims at discouraging from the first use of a habit-forming substance or at least at postponing the first contact therewith as far as possible. The foregoing is the task for the entire society. First and foremost, family, which is the most important integral part of a human being, should participate therein, together with the surrounding environment affecting the child (such as school. friends, peers), school, which aspires to be one of the subjects of primary prevention, and last but not least, general practitioner. He/She plays an important role in unrevealing symptoms of at-risk behaviour, e.g. during examinations. What is very important is the fact that if prevention comes from multiple sources, it has higher efficiency. Primary prevention should be implemented prior to the first experience with a habit-forming substance. The principles of effective and measurable primary prevention are based on systematic, long-term, active, adequate, explanatory and conscious character thereof. Within the framework of the foregoing, what pupils have opinions on preventive programs; when it is applied, what the pupils' attitudes to habit-forming substances are like, what knowledge they acquire from the realized programs, what their personal experiences and what the school methodologists' opinions concerning such anti-drug activities are like. To acquire data, the following methods were applied: quantitative research, survey and anonymous questionnaire based on own preparation, preset hypotheses are verified or falsified on the base of evaluation of the questionnaire. It follows from the research that experience with habit-forming substances is known at all primary schools in the City of Prachatice. The most widespread habit-forming substances are the legal ones, tolerated by the society. As it follows from the research, pupils attending primary schools are quite well-informed of drug issues due to the compulsory primary-prevention programs. Results of the thesis may be used in practice as a material for school drug-prevention methodologists and management of primary schools in Prachatice, which can be used as feedback from students on programs for. Last but not least, I believe that the thesis may be used for the needs of the follow-up research.
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Technical Means of Drug Control in Traffic.
ŠPALEK, Dušan
ABSTRACT The topic of the diploma thesis bears the title Possibilities of using technical means of narcotics checks in road traffic. The thesis endeavours to describe, compare and evaluate searching methods that are used in road checks for habit-forming drugs by public officials. The theoretical part is focused on the description of individual groups of habit-forming drugs and their effects on the human organism. Further, the theoretical part contains an overview of the most frequently used analytic methods. The practical part deals with the questions of detection aids used by the traffic police in the Czech Republic. Based on the methodology used, which included research in domestic and foreign sources and a structured interview, all the information obtained was thoroughly evaluated and it illustrates the substance of the topic. This diploma thesis is structured in such a way that enables its use by police units and other organisations that take part in fighting the use of habit-forming drugs. The thesis can be also a contribution for tuition as study material.
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Prevention dependence of marihuana
VOJTĚCHOVÁ, Jiřina
This diploma thesis finds out, confronts knowledge and experience with drugs at the pupils. It characterizes drug addiction, its emergence and reasons. It deals with the problems of drug prevention, their possibilities and practices applied at schools. It describes laws about using drugs. And the survey shows that the primary prevention of using marihuana cannot be underestimated.
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The Importance of Self-help Groups during the Treatment of Addictive Substances Addictions.
SOUKALOVÁ, Veronika
This Bachelor paper addresses the subject of self-help groups established to facilitate the treatment of drug addictions. The practical section employs the qualitative method of research, namely the practice of data gathering with reliance on what is known as semi-structured interview. The interviews were held with the members of Alcoholics Anonymous selfhelp groups; the Better Life group in České Budějovice; the Fénix group in Brno; the Joy group in Ostrava, and the self-help group of Drug Addicts Anonymous within the NA Miracle group. To make the view of the self-help groups comprehensive, their therapeutists were interviewed as well. As also follows from the research, the Czech Republic still falls behind in the spread of addiction treatment through the self-help groups, despite the fact that this method is enormously effective in the subsequent care of the addicts. Most members were unaware of any other self-help groups apart from the 12-step communities. I would recommend that the specialists concentrate more on the subsequent care, since this stage emerges as most important for the addiction removal as well as for better awareness of the problem both in the general public and among the professionals. This Bachelor paper could serve the purpose.
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Nicotinism as a predisposition to the use of illegal addictive substances.
NOVÁ, Iveta
Nicotinism as a predisposition to the use of illegal addictive substances Bachelor Dissertation Abstract The goal of my Bachelor Dissertation is to map out and analyze how tobacco products and other addictive substances are used, to determine the dependence between the use of nicotine and other addictive substances and to identify the risk factors which lead to the use of these substances in the population of basic school pupils. In the theoretical part I address the concept of tobacco, its composition, dependence and the consequences of its use. I then describe the term drug addiction, its origin, development and stages. In the conclusion I characterise the period of adolescence and the risk factors and differences concerning addictive substances which are connected with it. To meet the set goals, quantitative research was chosen, a method of questioning, using anonymous questionnaires, which were employed to define pupils' experience with tobacco and other addictive drugs. Data was collected from the 9th years of basic shools and from the corresponding years of 8-year grammar schools. For the research, two assumed hypotheses were designated and opened. Hypothesis 1: The users of tobacco products have more extensive experience with illegal addictive substances than non-users of tobacco products. This hypothesis was verified. Hypothesis 2: Girls use more tobacco products than boys. This hypothesis was also verified. The results of my Bachelor Dissertation can be used for educational purposes, as part of preventive activity in educational institutions and for making this more effective, for further research and also as material for improving awareness of this issue.
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The Abuse of Addictive Drug by Homeless and Ethics Aspects of Social Work with Them
PRŮDKOVÁ, Táňa
The writing is concerned with the complicated problems of connection homelessness and abuse of habit forming substance. It put the special accent on ethics aspects of the social work with homeless abusing the habit forming substance and it emphasises the accent on meaning of ethic for social work too. The practical part defines homelessness, its modality, its reasons and it mentions abuse of habit forming substance like the important part of the street subculture of homeless. Thereinafter it defines the abuse of habit forming substance and it specify its possible results for the homeless. Last but not least it deals with the ethic of social work with the homeless abusing the habit forming substance, it looks for acceptable access to this target group, it makes reference to dilemmas of social workers working with the homeless abusing the habit forming substance and it puts forward the posibility of help the homeless who are having problems with the drugs. The practical part is created by the case report of Mr. Charles who abused different habit forming substance, as homeless, in former times.
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Monitoring of Socially Tolerated Addictive Substances in Students at the University
TEPLÁ, Simona
The Czech Republic is one of those countries where it is possible to monitor a trend of excessive hard drinking; and the alcohol consummation is quite common and tolerated phenomenon in this country, the same as smoking of tobacco products. The society toleration is high within this field. Experimenting with habit-forming substances is an integral part of this period; therefore just this became the target of my thesis. The theoretical part brings the knowledge of individual socially tolerated habit-forming substances (alcohol, tobacco, excessive use of medicines, caffeine and anabolic substances) and of the related problems. Furthermore, this part contains specifics of university population. The aim of this thesis was to map the problem of the socially tolerated habit-forming substances in university students in term of the students{\crq} preferences and attitudes towards such substances. Simultaneously, the thesis was to verify two forward hypotheses. This verification was followed by the chosen questioning method by means of questionnaires. The questionnaires were addressed to students of the South Bohemian University in České Budějovice. The research set to collect the questionnaire data is made up by 213 respondents as a whole. H1 Hypothesis supposed that university students use the socially tolerated habit-forming substances to a higher degree during the examination period. This hypothesis was not verified. H2 Hypothesis supposed that the student hostel life encourages and increases use of the socially tolerated habit-forming substances. The observed results brought the verification of such hypothesis. The attitude of the students towards the socially tolerated habit-forming substances is predominantly positive. The thesis brought new knowledge and mapped the situation within the socially tolerated habit-forming substances abuse in university students; hence it can serve to implementation of the effective prevention focused on this specific group.
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Drugs and activities that could cause danger to life, health or damage to property
HANDSCHUHOVÁ, Silvie
The objective of this thesis is to summarize the effects of drugs, especially of the cannabinoids and amphetamine type stimulants, and to analyse which of these substances leads to high-risk activities, that could endanger life, health or result in damage to property. One of these activities, an important one, is driving under the influence of drugs. Driving itself is a complex demand, involving perception, decision making, psychomotor skills, knowledge, as well as attitudes and personality characteristics. Substance use and abuse has an impact on the functioning of the brain and mental processes and therefore on the performance of the driving task. Driving under the influence of drugs is a high risk activity which endangers not only the driver but also their surroundings. In the last few years, the Czech Republic registered a rapid increase in the number of impaired drivers, namely at police check points and in car accidents. The young drivers are mostly under influence of marijuana, respectively tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Its negative effect on driving results from impaired co-ordination, slowed complex reaction time and in space and time distortion. The second group of drugs which can impair drivers is amphetamine type stimulants. Amphetamines are frequently sought by truck drivers, especially long-haul drivers, in Western Europe for its stimulative effects. In the Czech Republic the methamphetamine, Pervitin, is much more common. Intoxication is characterized by increased wakefulness, increased physical activity, increased respiration, rapid heart rate and an irregular heartbeat. The risk factors for driving are a lack of concentration and an overestimation of one{\crq}s own capabilities. After the acute phase of intoxication subsides, fatigue or states of narcolepsy may occur. Another amphetamine-based drug is methylenedioxymethamphetamine, MDMA or Ecstasy. This synthetic substance, chemically related to mescaline, is dangerous due to its ability to regulate body temperature. On rare but unpredictable occasions, this can lead to sharp hyperthermia, resulting in liver, kidney and cardiovascular system failure, and death. It can also cause hallucinations. All common drugs are easily detectable with ``drug test-cards{\crqq}, which are used during police checks around the the world. The Czech Republic is currently testing their utilization and is preparing legislation accordingly. Utilization of these tests during random checks could help to decrease the number of fatal road accidents and could help to decrease the number of impaired drivers on the roads.
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MONITORING OF SOCIALLY TOLERATED ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCES USING BY CHILDREN AT BASIC SCHOOLS
TEPLÁ, Simona
The main goal of this bachelor thesis is to map the problems of using socially tolerated addictive substances (alcohol, tobacco, medicines misuse, caffeine, anabolic substances) by children at basic schools and to find out differences or similarities between children living in the countryside and children living in the town, in term of their preference and attitude to the addictive substances. This thesis also verifies two specified hypotheses. To collect data was used the questionnaire given pupils of the ninth grades in the basic schools. Nowadays the risk of using addictive substances is still increasing. This bachelor thesis can be used as an information source of the actual state of using addictive substances and can be also helpful for providing effective prevention.
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Prevention of the Rise of Dependency on Addictive Substances in Older Adult Women
ČMUGROVÁ, Žaneta
The dissertation contains the general nature of physical and psychological changes in older adult women, a brief definition of most commonly abused addictive substances within the given target group and the factors that influence the rise of dependency on addictive substances. The typical causes for the rise of dependency in older adult women are analyzed in detail. The final part of the dissertation is dedicated to current possibilities for prevention of the rise of dependency in women in the afore-mentioned age. Herewith new forms of timely prevention are offered in the area of health services, media and free time based on influence of individual women´s attitudes.
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