Description (eng)
This bachelor's thesis examines the correlation between old-age poverty, addiction and health, using the example of clients from dialog, an addiction counseling center in Vienna. The analysis focuses on the impact of the current inflation on health and the influence of social networks on addiction and old-age poverty among those affected. Using the modified problemcentered Interview according to Witzel (2000), three elderly people suffering from addiction and risk of poverty were interviewed and the data was analyzed using the Grounded Theory according to Strauss and Corbin (1996). The analysis shows that the current inflation has a primarily negative effect on the mental health of addicted elderly people. Furthermore, social contacts prove to be beneficial to the alleviation of old-age poverty, but not to its elimination. Regarding addiction, social networks are neither evidently protective nor harming.