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The transition rituals for drug users prior to entering treatment
Ullwer, Dan ; Richterová-Těmínová, Martina (advisor) ; Bém, Pavel (referee)
of the thesis Backrounds: Rituals have accompanied mankind since the earliest times and have a significant symbolic meaning. Especially when moving from one life cycle and society to another. The rituals help to overcome difficult life situations. For drug users who decided to be treated, the transition between drug addiction and being "clean" can be a difficult life isme. There is a question "Why the drug users perform certain rituals and what do they mean to them?" The aim: The main aim of this thesis is to describe the possible transitions rituals that drug users perform prior to entering treatment. Another focus is taken on the way to find out how these transition rituals are important to drug users before entering treatment and whether specific rituals affect treatment and treatment retention. Methodology: A quantitative research approach was used to obtain the data using semi- structured interview, The respondents were drug users in different types of treatment facilities. For obtainment of researched groups (respondents) there was chosen a method of deliberate selection through specific institutions. The institutions selected for the research group were contact centers for drug addicts, therapeutic communities, psychiatric hospitals and aftercare centers. The data that were processed...

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