Title Usporedba broja liječenih ovisnika o psihoaktivnim tvarima prije i za vrijeme pandemije COVID-19 na području Republike Hrvatske i Europske Unije
Title (english) Comparison of the number of treated psychoactive substance addicts before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Croatia and the European Union
Author Dorotea Borošić
Mentor Melita Sajko (mentor)
Committee member Tomislav Meštrović (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee member Melita Sajko (član povjerenstva)
Committee member Marija Božičević (član povjerenstva)
Granter University North (University centre Varaždin) (Department of Nursing) Koprivnica
Defense date and country 2022-09-16, Croatia
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE Clinical Medical Sciences Nursing
Abstract Ovisnost o psihoaktivnim tvarima je veliki javnozdravstveni, sigurnosni i razvojni problem u današnjici, kako u razvijenim zemljama, tako i u zemljama u razvoju. Ovisnosti su zdravstveni problem s okolišnim, biološkim i psihosocijalnim značajkama koje zahtijevaju sveobuhvatni i multidisciplinarni odgovor različitih institucija. Zadnjih nekoliko desetljeća, istraživači prepoznaju sve veću vezu između uporabe psihoaktivnih tvari i psihičkih poremećaja. Svjetska zdravstvena organizacija (SZO), utvrđuje „dualnu dijagnozu“ kao istovremeno postojanje ovisnosti o psihoaktivnim tvarima i nekog drugog psihijatrijskog poremećaja.
Početkom 2020. godine, svijet je pogodila pandemija COVID-19 koja je djelovala na sve aspekte života stanovništva. Strah i panika su posljedice pandemije koje je stanovništvo osjećalo, što je moglo rezultirati promjenama u navikama osoba liječenih od ovisnosti i konzumaciji psihoaktivnih tvari. U ovom istraživačkom radu opisane su psihoaktivne tvari i njihov utjecaj na organizam, restrikcije uvedene zbog širenja zaraze SARS-CoV-2 virusa i ispitana je povezanost tih činjenica. Preuzeti su podaci o broju liječenih ovisnika o opijatima, kokainu, amfetaminima i kanabisu prije pandemije COVID-19 (2017. godine) i podaci iz 2020. godine, odnosno u tijeku pandemije. Podaci za Republiku Hrvatsku su preuzeti od Hrvatskog zavoda za javno zdravstvo: Izvješće o osobama liječenim zbog zlouporabe psihoaktivnih droga u Hrvatskoj 2017. i 2020. godine, a za Europsku Uniju, podaci su preuzeti od Europskog centra za praćenje droga i ovisnosti o drogama: Europsko izvješće o drogama, Trendovi i razvoj 2017. i 2020. godine.
Cilj ovog rada je pokazati vezu konzumiranja psihoaktivnih tvari i utjecaja pandemija COVID-19 na stanovništvo Europske Unije i posebno Republike Hrvatske. Uspoređeno je područje Republike Hrvatske i Europske Unije u navedenom vremenskom razdoblju. Promatrani su podaci liječenih ovisnika o opijatima, kokainu, amfetaminima i kanabisu. Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju da se broj liječenih ovisnika o opijatima, amfetaminima i kanabisu za vrijeme pandemije COVID-19 na području Republike Hrvatske smanjio, a povećao se broj liječenih ovisnika o kokainu. Na području Europske Unije, također se smanjio broj liječenih ovisnika o opijatima i amfetaminima, a povećao se broj liječenih ovisnika o kokainu i kanabisu. Promjene u brojkama povezujemo s promjenama navika stanovništva tijekom proglašene pandemije.
Abstract (english) Dependence on psychoactive substances is a major public health, security and development problem today, both in developed countries and in developing countries. Addictions are a health problem with environmental, biological and psychosocial features that require a comprehensive and multidisciplinary response from different institutions. Over the past few decades, researchers have increasingly recognized the link between the use of psychoactive substances and psychological disorders. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines "dual diagnosis" as the simultaneous existence of addiction to psychoactive substances and some other psychiatric disorder.
At the beginning of 2020, the world was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected all aspects of the population's life. Fear and panic are the consequences of the pandemic that the population felt, which could result in changes in the habits of people treated for addiction and the consumption of psychoactive substances. This research paper describes psychoactive substances and their impact on the body, restrictions introduced due to the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus infection, and examines the connection between these facts. Data on the number of treated addicts of opiates, cocaine, amphetamines and cannabis before the COVID-19 pandemic (in 2017) and data from 2020, i.e. during the pandemic, were taken. Data for the Republic of Croatia were taken from the Croatian Institute of Public Health: Report on persons treated for the abuse of psychoactive drugs in Croatia in 2017 and 2020, and for the European Union, data were taken from the European Center for Monitoring Drugs and Drug Addiction: European drug report, Trends and Developments 2017 and 2020.
The aim of this paper is to show the connection between the consumption of psychoactive substances and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the population of the European Union and especially the Republic of Croatia. The area of the Republic of Croatia and the European Union in the mentioned time period was compared. The data of treated addicts on opiates, cocaine, amphetamines and cannabis were observed. The results of the research show that the number of treated addicts of opiates, amphetamines and cannabis during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Croatia decreased, while the number of treated cocaine addicts increased. In the European Union, the number of treated opiate and amphetamine addicts also decreased, while the number of treated cocaine and cannabis addicts increased. We associate the changes in numbers with changes in the habits of the population during the declared pandemic.
Keywords
psihoaktivne tvari
pandemija COVID-19
liječeni ovisnici
stres
Keywords (english)
psychoactive substance
the COVID-19 pandemic
treated addicts
stress
Language croatian
URN:NBN urn:nbn:hr:122:333503
Study programme Title: Nursing Study programme type: professional Study level: undergraduate Academic / professional title: stručni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) sestrinstva (stručni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) sestrinstva)
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