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12.04.2007

Methamphetamine in the Czech Republic

The Czech Republic has a relatively long tradition in the addictive and problem ue of methamphetamine, which is called “pervitin” locally. This paper attempts to gve as complex a picture of this phenomenon as possible by analyzing what is kown about the Czech methamphetamine situation through scientific monitoring and research. It begins with a brief historical overview and then utilizes extensively the system of five key indicators (surveys, treatment demand, problem drug use estimates, blood borne diseases, and mortality) and some of the core indicators (namely, drug related crime, price and purity data, and estimates of market value) of drug epidemiology that were developed by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Addiction. By summarizing and carefully interpreting this data, the specifics of the Czech pervitin scene are described and future directions of possible research are identified.
Published by: MUDr. Tomáš Zábranský, Ph.D.
Last review: 12.04.2007

Czech republic, methamphetamine, pervitin, epidemiology, law enforcement, treatment, market

Zábranský, T. (2007). Methamphetamine in the Czech Republic. Journal of Drug Issues, 37(1), 649-674. URL: http://www2.criminology.fsu.edu/%7Ejdi/journal/2007/zabransky.pdf

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