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Toward a typology of normative drug users based on levels of functioning, justifications and types of use (2020)
Auteur(s) :
CHASSID-SEGIN, M. ;
GUETA, K. ;
RONEL, N.
Année
2020
Page(s) :
242-258
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
ETUDE QUALITATIVE
;
USAGER
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
NORME
;
TYPOLOGIE
;
DISCOURS
;
TYPE D'USAGE
;
EFFET RECHERCHE
;
SOCIABILITE
Thésaurus géographique
ISRAEL
Résumé :
The study explores 29 individuals who described themselves as functioning normatively while using drugs on a regular basis. They defined their use as intensive, constant, and playing a significant part in their normative lives. The content analysis revealed a typology consisting of four different types of normative users: the socially connected users, the better coping users, the ambivalent users, and the recovering users. This typology was created on the basis of three axes: level of functioning, justification of use, style of use. Our typology highlights the differences between normative users with varying patterns of drug usage and levels of functioning, ranging from users who claim that drug use causes them no harm to those who acknowledge that drug use has significantly damaged their functioning. This typology places particular emphasis on normative users who are experiencing a range of difficulties and need specific forms of therapy to preserve their normative lives.
Affiliation :
Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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