
Auteur V. A. FRANK
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Documents disponibles écrits par cet auteur (22)

S. LENTON ; V. A. FRANK ; M. J. BARRATT ; H. V. DAHL ; G. R. POTTER | 2015
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.26, n°3, March 2015) Article : PériodiqueBackground: How cannabis cultivation is dealt with under various examples of cannabis legalization or regulation is an important consideration in design of such schemes. This study aimed to (i) investigate support among current or recent cannabi[...]
S. J. MACLEAN ; O. RIDDELL ; M. D. HEROLD ; V. A. FRANK | 2022
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.109, November 2022) Article : PériodiqueBackground: In his classic work 'Becoming a marihuana user', Howard Becker (1953) showed how drug use learning occurred in social interactions and settings, which in turn shape drug use. Today, social media offers people opportunities to learn a[...]
N. C. ATHEY ; M. BOUCHARD ; T. DECORTE ; V. A. FRANK ; P. HAKKARAINEN | 2013
Dans Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (Vol.20, n°3, June 2013) Article : PériodiqueResearch on cannabis cultivation has identified several factors associated with a grower's likelihood of detection by law enforcement. However, these studies are difficult to compare, as they drew from different data sources and methods, and hav[...]
T. BLICKMAN ; K. SANDWELL ; A. D. PUTRI ; X. ARANA ; T. DECORTE ; V. A. FRANK ; D. J. KORF ; I. I. MICHELS ; M. NYGAARD-CHRISTENSEN ; T. PFEIFFER-GERSCHEL ; H. STÖVER ; B. WERSE ; F. ZOBEL | 2019
RapportThis paper examines six European countries - Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland - in order to better understand the tools being used - and the challenges faced - by municipal and regional governments calling for di[...]
V. A. FRANK ; A. S. CHRISTENSEN ; H. V. DAHL | 2013
Dans Drugs and Alcohol Today (Vol.13, n°1, 2013) Article : PériodiquePurpose - Overall within cannabis research, only a few studies have specifically targeted the use of cannabis among the adult population, and consequently we know very little about the consumption practices of this user group. The purpose of thi[...]
M. JAUFFRET-ROUSTIDE ; E. HOUBORG ; M. SOUTHWELL ; D. CHRONOPOULOU ; J. M. GRANIER ; V. A. FRANK ; A. STEVENS ; T. RHODES | 2022
Dans American Journal of Public Health (Vol.112, n°S2, April 2022) Article : PériodiqueWe discuss the role of drug consumption rooms (DCRs) as a harm reduction strategy to prevent drug overdose and show that "welfare states" collectivize the management of risk and in so doing cushion the socially vulnerable from harm (Houborg and [...]
E. HOUBORG ; V. A. FRANK | 2014
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.25, n°5, September 2014) Article : PériodiqueBackground: In 2012 after more than 20 years of discussion Denmark introduced drug consumption facilities as part of its drug policy. This article investigates the processes that led to this new policy and its implementation in Copenhagen. The a[...]
V. A. FRANK ; J. ANKER ; T. TAMMI | 2012
Dans Substance Use and Misuse (Vol.47, n°5, 2012) Article : PériodiqueThe article focuses on drug user organizations that represent and advocate for active "hard drug" users in the Nordic countries. It discusses the opportunities and challenges that these organizations face in their search for legitimacy and polit[...]
P. HAKKARAINEN ; T. DECORTE ; S. SZNITMAN ; K. KARJALAINEN ; M. J. BARRATT ; V. A. FRANK ; S. LENTON ; G. POTTER ; B. WERSE ; C. WILKINS | 2019
Dans Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (Vol.26, n°3, June 2019) Article : PériodiqueAim: To compare characteristics of recreational vs. medical growers in a sample of small-scale cannabis cultivators from 12 countries. Methods: Six thousand eight hundred ninety six respondents who took part in an online survey were divided int[...]
E. HOUBORG ; V. A. FRANK ; B. BJERGE | 2014
Dans Contemporary Drug Problems (Vol.41, n°2, Summer 2014) Article : PériodiqueThe neighborhood of Vesterbro in Copenhagen has housed the largest open drug scene in Denmark since the 1980s. In recent years there has been a remarkable change in the police strategy towards this drug scene from zero tolerance to a non-enforce[...]
G. R. POTTER ; M. J. BARRATT ; A. MALM ; M. BOUCHARD ; T. BLOK ; A. S. CHRISTENSEN ; T. DECORTE ; V. A. FRANK ; P. HAKKARAINEN ; A. KLEIN ; S. LENTON ; J. PERALA ; B. WERSE ; M. WOUTERS | 2015
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.26, n°3, March 2015) Article : PériodiqueBackground: This article aims to provide an overview of: demographic characteristics; experiences with growing cannabis; methods and scale of growing operations; reasons for growing; personal use of cannabis and other drugs; participation in can[...]
P. HAKKARAINEN ; V. A. FRANK ; M. J. BARRATT ; H. V. DAHL ; T. DECORTE ; K. KARJALAINEN ; S. LENTON ; G. POTTER ; B. WERSE | 2015
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.26, n°3, March 2015) Article : PériodiqueBackground: The production and consumption of cannabis for the treatment of medical conditions is of increasing importance internationally; however, research on different aspects of the phenomenon is still scarce. In this article, we report find[...]
M. J. BARRATT ; G. R. POTTER ; M. WOUTERS ; C. WILKINS ; B. WERSE ; J. PERALA ; M. MULBJERG PEDERSEN ; H. NGUYEN ; A. MALM ; S. LENTON ; D. KORF ; A. KLEIN ; J. HEYDE ; P. HAKKARAINEN ; V. A. FRANK ; T. DECORTE ; M. BOUCHARD ; T. BLOK | 2015
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.26, n°3, March 2015) Article : PériodiqueBackground: Internet-mediated research methods are increasingly used to access hidden populations. The International Cannabis Cultivation Questionnaire (ICCQ) is an online survey designed to facilitate international comparisons into the relative[...]
J. FOUNTAIN, Éditeur scientifique ; V. A. FRANK, Éditeur scientifique ; D. J. KORF, Éditeur scientifique | 2011
LivreMessages in the mass media shed light on how people are thinking about drugs, and they also both reflect and influence policies on drugs. However, that is by no means saying that media messages are a true representation of drug users' and suppli[...]
B. BJERGE ; B. NIELSEN ; V. A. FRANK | 2014
Dans Contemporary Drug Problems (Vol.41, n°1, Spring 2014) Article : PériodiqueAs in many Western countries, notions of active, free, and self-managing citizens have become key concerns in Danish social policies. This article describes how these key concerns have made their inroads into laws and guidelines for delivery of [...]