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Methamphetamine use among young adults: health and social consequences
(Usage de méthamphétamines chez les jeunes adultes : conséquences sociales et pour la santé)
Auteur(s) :
SOMMERS, I. ;
BASKIN, D. ;
BASKIN-SOMMERS, A.
Année
2006
Page(s) :
1469-1476
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
8
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
METHAMPHETAMINE
;
JEUNE ADULTE
;
CONSOMMATION
;
SANTE
;
VIOLENCE
;
POIDS
;
DEPRESSION
;
HALLUCINATION
;
PARANOIA
Note générale :
Addictive Behaviors, 2006, 31, (8), 1469-1476
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
The current research analyzed the relationship between methamphetamine use and health and social outcomes. Interviews were conducted with a sample of 106 respondents. Virtually all of the respondents experienced negative consequences of methamphetamine use. The most serious, but least prevalent, methamphetamine-related health problem was seizures and convulsions. The most prevalent health effect was weight lose. A substantial number of respondents experienced severe psychological symptoms: depression, hallucinations, and paranoia. Of the 106 respondents, 34.9% had committed violence while under the influence of methamphetamine. The data suggest that methamphetamine-based violence was more likely to occur within private domestic contexts, both family and acquaintance relationships. It is apparent from the findings that methamphetamine use heightens the risk for negative health, psychological, and social outcomes. Having said this, it is crucial to acknowledge that there was no evidence of a single, uniform career path that all chronic methamphetamine users follow. Furthermore, a significant number of sample members experienced limited or no serious social, psychological, or physical dysfunction as a result of their methamphetamine use. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
California State University Los Angeles, School of Criminal Justice and Criminalistics, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032. E-mail : isommercalstatela.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.