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Pre-teenage children's strategies for avoiding situations in which they might be exposed to drugs
(Stratégies des préadolescents pour éviter les situations qui les exposent aux drogues)
Auteur(s) :
McINTOSH, J. ;
MACDONALD, F. ;
McKEGANEY, N.
Année
2005
Page(s) :
5-17
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
15
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus géographique
ECOSSE
Thésaurus mots-clés
PREADOLESCENT
;
FACTEUR DE PROTECTION
;
MILIEU SOCIOCULTUREL
;
AMI
;
ENQUETE
;
MILIEU SCOLAIRE
Note générale :
Drugs Education, Prevention and Policy, 2005, 12, (1), 5-17
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
This paper explores the ways in which pre-teenage children try to avoid coming into contact with illegal drugs and then examines the factors and circumstances that facilitate or impede their efforts to achieve this. Their main strategy of avoiding certain groups or individuals was complicated by the fluid nature of young people's social groups and the unpredictable nature of their activities. Children who lived in areas in which illegal drugs were prevalent found it especially difficult to avoid coming into contact with them. While it was relatively easy for a child to avoid making friends with someone who was using drugs, the situation in which an existing friend started to use illegal drugs was much more difficult to deal with. The paper concludes that, while children should be encouraged to avoid certain groups and situations as their first line of defence, the problematic nature of this activity means that it is also essential that they continue to be provided with the skills necessary to deal effectively with situations in which illegal drugs are available. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Ctre Drug Misuse Res., Univ. Glasgow, 89 Dumbarton Rd, Glasgow G11 6PW, Email J.McIntosh@socsci.gla.ac.uk
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.