Naslov
Licit and illicit substance use in Croatia: Findings from the two consecutive general population surveys (2011 and 2015)

Autori
Glavak Tkalić, Renata ; Miletić, Geran-Marko ; Sučić, Ines

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Book of abstracts / Hržica, Gordana ; Jeđud Borić, Ivana - Zagreb : Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2017

Skup
The 9th International Conference of the Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 17.05.2017. - 19.05.2017

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
licit drugs, illicit drugs, cannabis, Croatia, general population

Sažetak
The aim of this study was to compare the data on prevalence and distribution of the consumption of licit and illicit drugs among the general population, and relevant subgroups of the population. Two general population surveys on the extent and patterns of substance use have been conducted on a representative samples of Croatian citizens aged 15 to 64 years, first in 2011 (N=4756), and second in 2015 (N=4992). The same methodological procedures were used in both studies - cross-sectional design was conducted and face-to-face survey was used in data collection. Croatian translation of the European Model Questionnaire (EMQ) was used to collect data on: legal drugs, illicit drugs, attitudes and opinions on drugs, and policies regarding drugs, as well as relevant characteristics of respondents. The analysis of significant differences in lifetime, last year and last month prevalence of licit and illicit substance use was done using the comparison of confidence intervals. Comparison of results from 2011 and 2015 surveys showed that there were no significant differences among the general population in the prevalence of use of licit substances - tobacco, alcohol, sedatives and tranquilisers. Also, there were no significant differences in the prevalence of use of illicit drugs (ecstasy, amphetamines, cocaine, heroin and LSD), except for cannabis use, which was the most commonly used illegal drug. The proportion of respondents who used cannabis at least once in their lifetime was higher in 2015 than in 2011 (19.4% and 15.6% respectively). Higher prevalence in cannabis use was also found in 2015 than in 2011 for last year and last month use. Results will be discussed with respect to differences in attitudes, opinions and risk perceptions of different subpopulation groups.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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