Historique
Article de Périodique
Young people's awareness of illicit drug use in the family (2003)
Auteur(s) :
FORSYTH, A. J. M. ;
BARNARD, M.
Année
2003
Page(s) :
459-472
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
54
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
ADOLESCENT
;
CONSOMMATION
;
FAMILLE
;
RELATION PARENT ENFANT
;
FACTEUR DE PROTECTION
;
FACTEUR DE VULNERABILITE
;
PREMIER USAGE
Thésaurus géographique
ECOSSE
Résumé :
A sample of Scottish schoolchildren aged 14-15 (N= 1240) were asked a series of questions regarding their knowledge and experience of illicit drugs. They were asked to report on personal lifetime drug use and whether they knew of any family member who had ever used drugs. More than four in ten respondents admitted to having used an illegal drug, with a similar number admitting to awareness of drug use by another family member. There was a strong statistical relationship between respondents own use and drug use by all types of family members. However, although respondents who reported using drugs themselves were more likely to nominate other drug users in their family, only a small minority of respondents stated that a family member initiated them into drug use and few stated that they were aware of any problematic use. Although prior drug use by family members may not directly lead to use by young people, these data indicate that illegal drug use tends to cluster within families. (Author's abstract)
Affiliation :
Youth, Education, Employment Research Unit, Dept Sociol., Univ. Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Cote :
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