Content 4 4 Value contexts of substance abuse 4.1 Exploration of values 4.1.1 Methodology for measuring values 4.1.2 The problem of validity and reliability in measuring value preferences 4.2 Value consequences of substance abuse 4.3 Value consequences of alcohol abuse 4.4 Value consequences of the use of tobacco, nicotine and related products 4.5 Value consequences of the abuse of medicines and medicinal products 4.6 Value consequences of illegal substance abuse Preface 6 es, and respondents' leisure time. The interdisciplinary team in the Department of Christian Social Work of the Sts Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology at Palacký University in Olomouc was the head of the entire research and its implementation in the Czech Republic.The present book focuses on a specific part of a broad research issue in the Czech environment. In addition to the socio-demographic analysis of attitudes towards the abuse of the aforementioned four groups of addictive substances, the outcomes of the analysis of the original results of the measurement of reflections on the threat of these substances in four areas that are crucial for the social functioning of each user are presented. The first of these areas is naturally health and the possible health risks associated with substance abuse. The second is the economic risks associated with substance abuse. The third is the level of social relationships, status, and ties in the local community and society, and the fourth is the threat of substance abuse in the area of family and family relationships. The perceived threat in these four dimensions is analysed in relation to the value preferences of the respondents.The authors of this book have attempted to approach the issue of addiction across disciplines in such a way that the relationship between the perceived threat of substance abuse and value preferences in contemporary society can be shown from the data. Value preferences are the key to selecting appropriate methods of social prevention and intervention when addiction occurs only at the stage of recognised threat. The book, without its interpretive level aspiring to describe clinical methods of dealing with addiction, provides a broader context of addiction issues and their reception than is usual in similar publications. The authors have not only devoted their efforts to mapping the situation but also offer suggestions for forms of prevention and intervention by social work and social pedagogy for groups at risk. In doing so, they distinguish between different groups of addictive substances that affect social functioning and value preferences in different ways.

The aim of the paper is to describe cases of violent death in children up to five years of age, where the abuse of addictive substances by their mother or other caregiver was detected or could have been presumed. Based on the results, the aim is to discuss the possibilities of preventive protection of children under 5 years in families at risk. Theoretical base: A problematic lifestyle in childcare decreases the quality of care and can lead to the death of the child. Effective measures are especially necessary for children from families with risky behavior. Methods: Retrospective analysis of autopsy files (at 2 forensic medicine departments) of children under 5 years of age who died suddenly, unexpectedly, and violently (n = 192) between 2007 and 2016. Outcomes: There were 41 cases of violent deaths. In all cases there were families at risk and socially weak families. Control of the families by the Department of Social and Legal Protection of Children had been demonstrably conducted in 10 cases, which is 24% of the cases in the sample. Alcohol was present in 29% of cases, other illegal substances in 29% of cases. In total, the use of alcohol or illegal substances was found in 44% of violent child deaths. Conclusions: Early detection of risks, dispensarization of endangered children and rehabilitation of their families is advisable preventively. The prevention of families with risky behavior and the protection of their children should take both paths -preventive and restrictive. The necessary condition for the protection of children is functional multidiscipline cooperation of all participating institutions.

Background: Substance abuse has the potential to change value orientations and affects all aspects of human life.Objectives: The text aims to show the shift in value orientations of respondents who use addictive substances compared to respondents who do not.Methodology: One-way ANOVA was used in the statistical analysis of the dependence of the values on the occurrence of abusive behaviour, with dependencies at the level of p ≤ 0.05 considered statistically significant.Results: There were statistically significant differences between the group of respondents with abstinence from each addictive substance and the group of respondents without abstinence. Substance abuse shifts pro-family values towards greater individualization and thus threatens and destabilizes the family. It strengthens community-oriented values and weakens family-oriented values.Conclusions: The transformation of the value system leads to a destabilization of family ties, which cease to be a priority. Working with values should be an opportunity for social pedagogy, social work, and all types of schools. Non-formal and informal education present particular opportunities for values education. In many cases, it is unnecessary to change the value system, but only to show the non-deviant way of fulfilling values.