Consistency in adults' self-reported lifetime use of illicit drugs: A follow-up study over 13 years

H. A. R. JENSEN ; K. KARJALAINEN ; K. JUEL ; O. EKHOLM | 2018
Dans Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (Vol.79, n°3, May 2018) Article : Périodique

OBJECTIVE: Surveys are considered the best source of data available on the prevalence of illicit drug use in the general adult population. The objective of the present study was to examine the consistency in self-reported lifetime use of illicit[...]

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Examining the blurred boundaries between medical and recreational cannabis - results from an international study of small-scale cannabis cultivators

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 : Périodique

Aim: 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[...]

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Growing medicine: Small-scale cannabis cultivation for medical purposes in six different countries

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 : Périodique

Background: 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[...]

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Measuring concurrent polydrug use in general populations: A critical assessment

K. KARJALAINEN ; K. KUUSSAARI ; K. KATAJA ; C. TIGERSTEDT ; P. HAKKARAINEN | 2017
Dans European Addiction Research (Vol.23, n°3, July 2017) Article : Périodique

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Polydrug use is a complicated phenomenon that is measured in a wide variety of different ways. Using Finland as an example, we aimed to demonstrate how the prevalence and prevalence trends of concurrent polydrug use (CPU) varied[...]

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School's in! Predicting teen cannabis use by conventionality, cultural disposition and social context

P. HAKKARAINEN ; K. KARJALAINEN ; K. RAITASALO ; V. M. SORVALA | 2015
Dans Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (Vol.22, n°4, August 2015) Article : Périodique

Aims: We aimed to study a latent social structure behind the variables associated with teenagers' cannabis use at the individual level and, in a social context, formed by school class. Methods: The data used come from the European School Survey[...]

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Social determinants of drug-related mortality in a general population

S. RONKA ; K. KARJALAINEN ; P. MARTIKAINEN ; P. MAKELA | 2017
Dans Drug and Alcohol Dependence (Vol.181, December 2017) Article : Périodique

Background: We investigated the association between social determinants and a broad selection of drug-related deaths in a general population. Methods: We conducted a follow-up of an 11% random sample of working-age Finnish residents for 1996-20[...]

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Socio-economic determinants of drugged driving - a register-based study

K. KARJALAINEN ; T. LINTONEN ; A. IMPINEN ; P. LILLSUNDE ; P. MÄKELÄ ; O. RAHKONEN ; J. HAUKKA ; A. OSTAMO | 2011
Dans Addiction (Vol.106, n°8, August 2011) Article : Périodique

AIMS To examine the associations between socio-economic characteristics and driving under the influence of drugs (DUID), and to elaborate determinants of drugged driving. DESIGN A register-based case-control study. SETTING Finland. PARTICI[...]

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The perceived risk of illicit drug use and views on drug policy in the general population

J. SAVONEN ; P. HAKKARAINEN ; K. KARJALAINEN | 2023
Dans Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (Vol.30, n°2, April 2023) Article : Périodique

This article analyzes the riskiness attached to illicit drug use by means of a social representations framework. The implications of these social representations are further studied through their associations with views on drug policy: restricti[...]

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