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Mechanisms of the controlled food consumption within the eating disorders and their use in addictology: qualitative study
Česalová, Michaela ; Vacek, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Rychlá, Kateřina (referee)
Background: One of the great recent topics in addiction medicine is controlled use. Despite not having a clear definition, the term is universally associated with addictive substances. However, its use can also be found in eating disorders. Individuals who are trying to recover from eating disorders must eat in a controlled manner. Unlike addictive substances, this is not a choice, as food is essential to life and abstaining from food is not an option, like abstaining from an addictive substance. I find this connection very interesting and therefore I would like to deal with the mechanisms of controlled eating and its comparison in addictology in my bachelor thesis. Aim: The core of the research is to map the mechanisms by which people with eating disorders engage in controlled eating. In this thesis, I am looking for mechanisms in two types of eating disorders, bulimia and binge eating. The second aim is then to compare these mechanisms with controlled eating. For my thesis I have chosen controlled alcohol use. The third aim is to compare how these mechanisms also coincide with addiction treatment in addiction medicine. Methods: The data collection will be done through a semi-structured interview, the interview will have a prepared set of questions, but also leave room for new questions as the...
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Marijuana use amongst people older than fifty years and dynamics of rules developed around that usage
Kasal, Alexandr ; Morávek, Jan (advisor) ; Čada, Karel (referee)
Bachelor thesis "The use of marijuana by persons over fifty years and the dynamics of rules developed around this use", which is based on the theory of controlled drug use, focusing on users of marijuana over fifty years. Focusing on their cannabis user career on changing patterns of use over time and with the main focus on rules that arise around the use of cannabis. These rules are then analyzed with focus on their dynamics - from their formation up to the eventual giving up those rules. Three frequently mentioned concepts by interwieved are "drug ", "set" and "setting". They are a major component of the rules and such factors which respondents engaged in efforts to reach a pleasant state of intoxication without negative consequences. To investigate the phenomenon of dynamic of rules around marijuana use, eight qualitative interviews were made (instructed interview) (Hendl 2005). Data were then analyzed using grounded theory method. In the final part of the text is presented dynamics scheme rules with regard to the various intervening conditions.
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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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