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Exploring the prevalence and correlates of methamphetamine use : findings from Sacramento's Adam program
(Evaluation de la prévalence de l'usage de méthamphétamines et de ses corrélations : résultats du programme en milieu carcéral Adam à Sacramento)
Auteur(s) :
YACOUBIAN, G. S. ;
PETERS, R. J.
Année
2004
Page(s) :
281-294
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
28
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
METHAMPHETAMINE
;
CONSOMMATION
;
PREVALENCE
;
FACTEUR DE RISQUE
;
FACTEUR DE VULNERABILITE
;
PRISON
Note générale :
Journal of Drug Education, 2004, 34, (3), 281-294
Note de contenu :
Tab.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Anecdotal reports have suggested that the use and abuse of methamphetamine is increasing in the United States. To date, however, few scholarly works have explored the prevalence and correlates of methamphetamine use in the United States. To address this limitation, a secondary analysis was undertaken with data collected through the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) Program. An examination of methamphetamine-positive rates among ADAM arrestees interviewed between 1991 and 2001 identified that its use is concentrated within the Western part of the United States. Supplementary analyses of Sacramento arrestees indicated that 71% were diagnosed as needing some form of alcohol or other drug treatment. Compared to those arrestees who were detected methamphetamine-negative, methamphetamine-positive arrestees in Sacramento were three times as likely to be white and to have been diagnosed in need of drug treatment. Implications for drug control policy are discussed. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
PIRE, 11710 Beltsville Dr., Calverton, MD 20705, gyacoubianpire.org
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.