Veselý, Arnošt.

Substance Use in a Comparative Perspective : The Case of Bulgaria, Czechia, Croatia, Romania and Slovakia. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (273 pages)

Intro -- Foreword -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Environmental Factors as Determinants of Substance Use -- 3. Risk Behavior in Comparative Perspective -- 4. Risk Behavior in Five Post-Communist Countries -- 5. Health-related Behavior at the Individual Level: Case Study of Substance Use -- Executive summary -- Appendix -- About authors -- References.

The book puts together different pieces of evidence on the developments of substance use in five post-communist countries over time. It builds a complex and reliable evidence base for empirical comparison and identifies evidence gaps. Such developments are analyzed and interpreted using an original theoretical framework and a combination of both quantitative and qualitative methodology.

9788024623382


Substance abuse -- Social aspects -- Bulgaria.
Substance abuse -- Social aspects -- Czech Republic.
Substance abuse -- Social aspects -- Croatia.
Substance abuse -- Social aspects -- Romania.
Substance abuse -- Social aspects -- Slovakia.
Drug abuse -- Former communist countries.
Drug abuse -- Social aspects.


Electronic books.

HV5801 -- .S837 2011eb

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