Injekcinių narkotikų vartotojų socialinė demografinė charakteristika ir socialinių – medicininių paslaugų poreikiai
Kulšienė, Janina |
Čiužas, Antanas | |
Šiame magistro darbe yra nagrinėjamos injekcinių narkotikų vartotojų socialinės ir demografinės charakteristikos bei socialinių ir medicininių paslaugų poreikiai. Darbo uždaviniai – atskleisti injekcinių narkotikų vartotojų, kaip specifinės socialinių paslaugų gavėjų grupės, socialinį bei demografinį statusą Lietuvoje; jį apibūdinančius kokybinius bei kiekybinius kriterijus; apibrėžti pagrindinius injekcinių narkotikų vartotojų socialinius bei medicininius poreikius; įvertinti socialinių paslaugų teikimo siekiant padėti injekcinių narkotikų vartotojams patenkinti socialinius ir medicininius poreikius galimybes bei problemas Lietuvoje. Rašant darbą naudoti įvairūs teoriniai (loginis, lyginimo, istorinis, sisteminis) bei empiriniai (dokumentų analizė, profesinės praktikos apibendrinimas, anketavimas) mokslinio tyrimo metodai.
This final work of postgraduate studies is committed to the analysis of socio-demographics characteristics of intravenous drug users and their needs for social and medical services. The goals of this work is to describe socio-demographics status of intravenous drug users in Lithuania; to analyze its quantitative and qualitative criterions; evaluate main social and medical needs of intravenous drugs users; to lay down concepts, forms and means which is necessary in order to organize effective social services in Lithuania which could help intravenous drugs users to satisfy their basic medical and social needs. The main scientific methods which were used to complete this work were both theoretical (logical, comparative, systemic, historical) and empiric (analysis of documents, generalization of professional experience, inquiry of intravenous drugs addicts who are registered in Lithuanian HIV center). It is necessary to mention that the main results of this work are that it describes addiction to intravenous drugs as a social problem, reveals essential social and demographics features of intravenous drugs users, analyze problems, which are related with functioning of social and medical services system for such persons. On this aspect this study also evaluates possibilities for the improvement of social and medical services in Lithuania. One part of this work describe results of practical survey (inquiry) which was carried out between 122 intravenous drug users who are registered in Harm Reduction Cabinet of Lithuanian AIDS center. Finally, the study gives recommendations for revision of Lithuanian legal documents which regulate providing of social services for intravenous drugs users. The main conclusions of this study are such that main socio-demographics characteristics of intravenous drug users in Lithuania are low education level, serious health problems (risk to be infected with dangerous infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS), and unsafe sex-life. Using of intravenous drugs is common in Lithuanian imprisonment facilities Meanwhile regulation of providing social and medical services for intravenous drugs users in Lithuania is desultory, not consolidated in one legal document, there is no sufficient legal guarantees that a person can get necessary services. These conclusions were confirmed by results of practical survey, according to them we can state that intravenous drug users in Lithuania belong to low social stratum of society and are unable to satisfy their basic social and medical needs.