Substance Use in a Comparative Perspective : The Case of Bulgaria, Czechia, Croatia, Romania and Slovakia.
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- text
- computer
- online resource
- 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
- 613.8
- HV5801 -- .S837 2011eb
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.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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