A Slippery Slope: Understanding Youth Substance Users’ Compliance with Regulatory Policies in Latvia through Behavioral and Cultural Insight

Project title in Latvian: Uzvedības un kultūras aspekti jauniešu atkarības vielu lietošanas regulējuma ievērošanā Latvijā

Project title in English: A Slippery Slope: Understanding Youth Substance Users’ Compliance with Regulatory Policies in Latvia through Behavioral and Cultural Insight

Project leader: Prof. Aija Zobena

Implementation period: 01.01.2026-31.12.2028

Funding: 299 999 EUR

Funder: Latvian Council of Science (Fundamental and Applied Research Projects)

Research group: Inta Mieriņa, Klinta Ločmele, Jurijs Ņikišins, Aiga Romāne-Meiere, Kristiāna Deivisa, Agnese Zīle, Solvita Lazdiņa, Staņislavs Šeiko

Project aim: To examine how young people in Latvia aged 16–30 perceive and respond to policies restricting the use of addictive substances, and how the interplay of trust and power influences the alignment of these policies with behavioral and cultural norms.