Historique
Périodique
"Ordinary" people with "normal" lives? A longitudinal study of ecstasy and other drug use among Norwegian youth
(Des gens "ordinaires" avec une vie "normale" ? Etude longitudinale sur la consommation d'ecstasy et d'autres drogues chez les jeunes norvégiens
Auteur(s) :
PAPE, H. ;
ROSSOW, I.
Année
2004
Page(s) :
389-418
Langue(s) :
Anglais
ISBN :
0022-0426
Refs biblio. :
81
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
ETUDE LONGITUDINALE
;
JEUNE
;
CONSOMMATION
;
MDMA-ECSTASY
;
CANNABIS
;
NORME
;
REPRESENTATION SOCIALE
Thésaurus géographique
NORVEGE
Note générale :
Journal of Drug Issues, 2004, 34, 389-418
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Ecstasy users have been described as "ordinary people" with "normal lives" in recent literature, but little empirical evidence exists to support this portrayal. One may assume, however, that such a rosy portrayal is more likely to fit individuals who consume drugs that are more commonly used (e.g., cannabis). With this in mind, we have explored characteristics of different categories of drug users by analyzing data from a general population study of young people in Norway (n = 2,761). Respondents were assessed three times over a period of seven years (mean age at time 3 = 21.6 years). Results showed that ecstasy users, cannabis users, and users of "traditional" hard drugs were all relatively unremarkable with respect to socio-economic characteristics On the other hand, they all tended to have a less favorable family background than nonusers of drugs, and their rates of past and present legal substance use, mental health problems, and antisocial behavior were also much higher. Individuals who included ecstasy in their drug-taking repertoire had a somewhat more deviant profile than other drug users, indicating that their public image of being ordinary and well adjusted is highly overstated. This image did not fit "pure" cannabis users very well either. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Norvegian Inst. Alcohol Drug Res.
Norvège. Norway.
Norvège. Norway.