Essays about: "thesis for drug policy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words thesis for drug policy.

  1. 1. When policies fail : Forced Eradication programs’ unintended consequences and their effect on rebel strength

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Christoph Grafinger; [2019]
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    Abstract : Research on supply reducing drug policy shows so called ‘unintended consequences’,following their implementation. This thesis focuses on such consequences, specifically oferadication programs, which show an increase in application in the period of 2005 and 2011. READ MORE

  3. 2. Gender, Drugs and Techno music: Investigation of the motivation of drug consumption among raving communities in Skåne region

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender

    Author : Iryna Yankovska; [2019]
    Keywords : drug consumption; rave; techno music; gender; ecological system analysis; patterns of drug use; drug policy; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Rave parties are referring to legal, illegal and semi-legal dance parties organized in various venues with the main focus on electronic dance music (EDM) performed by the DJ. These types of parties are typically described through strong community ties, which form the rave culture, and demolition of hierarchal structures among the participants, which allows the transgressive force to exist in this particular context. READ MORE

  4. 3. Erratic Mothers and Wild Animals: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Online Newspapers' Representations of Female and Male Opioid Users

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Sofia Hedberg; [2019]
    Keywords : critical discourse analysis; sociocognitive approach; gender representation; local news; drug users; opioids;

    Abstract : This thesis critically investigates how female and male opioid users are represented in local newspapers in Ohio, one of the states which has been most severely affected by the ongoing ‘opioid crisis’ in the United States. Through an analysis of 20 articles from the The Plain Dealer and The Columbus Dispatch, the study aims to highlight how women and men who use opioids are portrayed, and what ideologies are hidden in the texts. READ MORE

  5. 4. Humane or profane? - A qualitative study of the portrayal of harm reduction in Swedish

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Malcolm Bethell; Daniel Johansson; [2017-01-24]
    Keywords : Drug policy; harm reduction; print media; framing; social control;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the term “harm reduction“ in the context of drug policy and strategies as well as how the concept of harm reduction is potrayed in the Swedish printed media. This study is a qualitative document analysis with an explorative approach which analyses 15 articles from three of Sweden´s top selling daily newspapers during a set period of 24 years spanning from 1992 to 2016. READ MORE

  6. 5. The treatment costs of ADHD - A framework for future economic evaluations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Erik Simonsson; Johan Eberhard; [2016]
    Keywords : ADHD; two-part model; register panel data; direct costs; Sweden; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurobehavioral problems among both children and adults. Around 5% of the children and 3- 4% of the adults suffers from the condition in Sweden. READ MORE