History of Self-Help and 'Quasi-Self-Help' Groups in the Czech Republic: Development and Current Situation in the Institutional Context of Drug Services

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11110/09:5451

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

History of Self-Help and 'Quasi-Self-Help' Groups in the Czech Republic: Development and Current Situation in the Institutional Context of Drug Services

Original language description

Historically, the context of the development of self-help groups operating in the Czech Republic differs from that experienced in the neighbouring countries, such as Austria, Germany, or Poland. The totalitarian regime found alcohol use to be something which was 'difficult to accept'. The issue of alcohol dependency was more or less recognised because of the epidemiological situation and this made it possible for 'quasi-self-help' groups ? groups led by addiction treatment professionals ? to emerge. Cooperation with these groups was tolerated and later even supported. The situation in the prevention and treatment of illicit drug use was much worse, as no drug problem officially existed. Until then, self-help for drug users was nearly illegal and viewedalmost as an activity aimed against the communist regime. Nevertheless, the current treatment programmes in the Czech Republic are still governed by the expert model to a great extent and the influence of self-help principles has been le

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

AN - Psychology

OECD FORD branch

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Project

<a href="/en/project/NR9447" target="_blank" >NR9447: The role of pharmacies in the prevention of infectious diseases in injecting drug users in the Czech republic.</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2009

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Groups in Addiction & Recovery

ISSN

1556-035X

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Volume of the periodical

4

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

21

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