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Polydrug use (the use of drugs in combination) : a brief review
(Polyconsommation (l'usage des drogues en association) : une brève revue)
Auteur(s) :
IVES, R. ;
GHELANI P.
Année
2006
Page(s) :
225-232
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
14
Domaine :
Plusieurs produits / Several products
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
POLYCONSOMMATION
;
PREVALENCE
;
JEUNE
;
EPIDEMIOLOGIE
;
SEXE FEMININ
;
SEXE MASCULIN
;
ETHNIE
;
COMPARAISON
Note générale :
Drugs Education, Prevention and Policy, 2006, 13, (3), 225-232
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
This brief review provides an overview of this topic; it is not a critical review. Polydrug use is a poorly defined concept; it is taken here to mean the simultaneous use of more than one drug. Data on polydrug use is seldom systematically collected, and the use of alcohol and tobacco in combination with illegal drugs is frequently overlooked. If alcohol and tobacco are included, most users are polydrug users, since these drugs are used by most users of illegal drugs, and many people with alcohol problems also use illegal drugs. Polydrug use has increased; drug availability, cultural context and the normalization of drug use are important factors. Gender and racial differences are observed in the prevalence of polydrug use. Implications for drug prevention include the importance of targeting multiple substance use rather than single substances. Aiming prevention campaigns at younger people and focusing on gateway drugs might be more effective. But polydrug users are diverse, and a variety of strategies (aimed at different types of polydrug users) are necessary. Implications for treatment include the evidence of the greater difficulty that polydrug users have in quitting; they may therefore require additional help. A fuller, systematic, review is required; it is expected that this would recommend the commissioning of additional research on this poorly understood phenomenon. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Manor Farm, Kettlestone, Norfolk NR21 0AU, E-mail richardeducari.com
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.