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Studying crack abusers : strategies for recruiting the right tail of an ill-defined population
(L'étude des usagers de crack : stratégies pour atteindre le coeur d'une population indéfinie)
Auteur(s) :
LEWIS, C. ;
JOHNSON, B. D. ;
GOLUB, A. ;
DUNLAP, E.
Année
1992
Langue(s) :
Anglais
ISBN :
0279-1072
Refs biblio. :
20
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Note générale :
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 1992, 24, (4), 323-336
Résumé :
FRANÇAIS :
Afin d'étudier les usagers de crack, on met en place des stratégies de recrutement pour atteindre cette population mal définie. Les sujets proviennent de milieux divers : la rue, les communautés, des personnes libérées de prison, des prisonniers, des personnes en cure de désintoxication. Les techniques de recrutement et d'interviews ainsi que leur évaluation sont largement décrites.
ENGLISH :
This study attempts to better understand a limited segment of the drug-abusing population, especially individuals who repeatedly use crack and other drugs. This article addresses the methodological strategies and underlying paradigms informing the recruitment of hard-to-reach and ill-defined subpopulations of crack abusers and noncrack drug abusers. Subjects were recruited from diverse social contexts : streets or communities where most drug users do their business, arrested persons who were released, jail inmates, probationers and parolees, prison inmates, and treatment settings. A systematic comparison of subject attributes across recruitment locales and with other, similar target groups is presented. The utility and external comparability of the recruitment techniques are supported by the findings. (Author's abstract)
Afin d'étudier les usagers de crack, on met en place des stratégies de recrutement pour atteindre cette population mal définie. Les sujets proviennent de milieux divers : la rue, les communautés, des personnes libérées de prison, des prisonniers, des personnes en cure de désintoxication. Les techniques de recrutement et d'interviews ainsi que leur évaluation sont largement décrites.
ENGLISH :
This study attempts to better understand a limited segment of the drug-abusing population, especially individuals who repeatedly use crack and other drugs. This article addresses the methodological strategies and underlying paradigms informing the recruitment of hard-to-reach and ill-defined subpopulations of crack abusers and noncrack drug abusers. Subjects were recruited from diverse social contexts : streets or communities where most drug users do their business, arrested persons who were released, jail inmates, probationers and parolees, prison inmates, and treatment settings. A systematic comparison of subject attributes across recruitment locales and with other, similar target groups is presented. The utility and external comparability of the recruitment techniques are supported by the findings. (Author's abstract)
Affiliation :
Nat. Dev. Res. Inst., Inc., 11 Beach St, New York, NY 10013
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.