Essays about: "Substance Abuse"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 58 essays containing the words Substance Abuse.

  1. 1. SELF-INDUCED TEMPORARY INSANITY AND DRUG ABUSE : COURT PRACTICE AND THE CURRENT SOCIOLOGY OF PUNISHMENT

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)

    Author : Jeanette Rosenblom Petersson; [2023]
    Keywords : Addiction; Courts of Appeals; Self-induced temporary insanity. Severe Mental Disorder; Sociology of Punishment; Missbruk; Hovrätten; Självförvållad tillfällig sinnesförvirring; Allvarlig psykisk störning; Straffets sociologi;

    Abstract : Background: The Swedish penal code has viewed self-induced temporary insanity, caused by intoxication, depending on which Sociology of Punishment is currently active. Starting from a lenient view of drug-induced insanity in the Middle Ages towards a harsher penal climate today. READ MORE

  3. 2. Economic and Sociological Factors of Deaths of Despair in Sweden and Norway: A Regional Panel Data Approach

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Loise Hedberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Panel Data; Suicide; Substance Abuse; Educational Status; Welfare State;

    Abstract : I employ a descriptive study design to examine the relationship between the rate of deaths of despair and higher education, unemployment, gross regional product per capita, divorce, and sex ratios. Aggregate regional data is used. A first analysis is performed in Sweden across age and sex groups. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Contemporary Discourse of American Supervised Injection Facilities : An analysis of the conversation surrounding the implementation of supervised injection facilities in New York City

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : William Livingston; [2023]
    Keywords : addiction treatment; harm reduction; supervised injection; USA; New York City public policy;

    Abstract : This paper explores the discourse surrounding the introduction of supervised injection facilities (SIF) in New York City following their recent introduction in November 2021.  The contemporary debate surrounding SIF in New York is more diverse than may be assumed, even within a seemingly liberal city in the United States, as there are many competing perspectives which make broad categorizations of the discourse difficult. READ MORE

  5. 4. Does Addiction Skip a Generation? Patterns of Intergenerational Transmission of Substance Abuse

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap

    Author : Olly Kravchenko; [2023]
    Keywords : public health; psychopathology; addiction; substance abuse; intergenerational transmission;

    Abstract : Introduction  Intergenerational transmission of substance abuse (SA) is established in epidemiological literature. However, the exact patterns are not well understood. READ MORE

  6. 5. Evaluation of the effectiveness of narcotics policies by the Swedish Government

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärd

    Author : Amit Kumar Singh; Barjinder Kaur; [2023]
    Keywords : Evaluation of narcotics; Substance misuasge; Mortality;

    Abstract : Swedish news media are questioning whether Sweden's zero-tolerance drug policy can be sustained. Even in northern Europe, governments seldom take such a strong stance, and the UN has criticised Sweden's "balanced health and human rights strategy. Sweden's tough attitude is one factor. READ MORE