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

A cross-sectional questionnaire survey

Dados Bibliográficos

ID15414513
AutoresPavla Chomynová (0000-0002-4263-3194, Charles University, autor correspondente), Jan Kozák (0000-0002-3104-7165, Government of the Czech Republic), Viktor Mravcik (0000-0001-5062-5744, Charles University)
Ano2020
Volume20
Fascículo2
Páginas275-294
Data de publicação2020-01-28
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1533-2640 • E-ISSN: 1533-2659
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15332640.2020.1717399
PMID31990239
OpenAlexW3004017793
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências 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