Gelūnas, Benediktas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8045-0364
Funding for this research was provided by:
Lietuvos Mokslo Taryba (S-A-UEI-23-13 (2023-12-27))
Ministry of Education, Science and Sport of the Republic of Lithuania (S-A-UEI-23-13 (2023-12-27))
Article History
Received: 28 January 2025
Revised: 26 February 2026
Accepted: 3 March 2026
First Online: 13 March 2026
Declarations
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: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was granted by the Research Ethics committee of the faculty of social sciences, Vytautas Magnus University (approval no. 2021/10/01).
: Verbal recorded informed consent to participate was obtained from all participants prior to being included in the study. Approval was granted by the Research Ethics committee of the faculty of social sciences, Vytautas Magnus University (approval no. 2021/10/01).
: Verbal recorded informed consent to publish anonymized information was obtained from all participants prior to being included in the study. Approval was granted by the Research Ethics committee of the faculty of social sciences, Vytautas Magnus University (approval no. 2021/10/01).
: BG declares that they have no conflict of interest.
: Benediktas Gelūanas is a researcher at the Vytautas Kavolis Institute of Transdisciplinary Research, Vytautas Magnus University. His major research interests include critical addiction studies, health sociology, and public health policy.