Substance use in Roma population in contact with social workers in the Czech Republic

A cross-sectional questionnaire survey

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15414513
AutoresPavla Chomynová (0000-0002-4263-3194, Charles University, autor de correspondencia), Jan Kozák (0000-0002-3104-7165, Government of the Czech Republic), Viktor Mravcik (0000-0001-5062-5744, Charles University)
Año2020
Volumen20
Número2
Páginas275-294
Fecha de publicación2020-01-28
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1533-2640 • E-ISSN: 1533-2659
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15332640.2020.1717399
PMID31990239
OpenAlexW3004017793
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas18

An increasing number of studies have focused on the topic of Roma communities and social exclusion in the Czech Republic, however, substance use has been surveyed only marginally. This paper brings new data on the patterns of substance use among Roma population in contact with social workers (546 respondents). Substance use, including daily smoking and regular excessive alcohol drinking, has been 2-6 times higher among Roma compared to the general population. Current illicit substance use was reported by 1/3 of the respondents (46.7% of males, 17.8% of females) with cannabis (27.1%) and methamphetamine (11.9%) being the most reported substances

Addiction · Cannabis · Cross-sectional study · Czech · Drug · Environmental health · Illicit drug · Population · Psychiatry · Psychoactive substance · Sociology · Substance use · Demography · Medicine · Romani and Gypsy Studies · Water Resources and Governance