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Article de Périodique
Investigating how decisions to use marijuana change over time (2007)
(Comment les prises de décision concernant l'usage de la marijuana change avec le temps : étude exploratoire)
Auteur(s) :
SHUKLA, R. K. ;
KELLEY M.S.
Année :
2007
Page(s) :
1401-1425
Langue(s) :
Français
Refs biblio. :
27
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Note générale :
Substance Use and Misuse, 2007, 42, (9), 1401-1425
Note de contenu :
fig. ; tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
This article examines illicit drug use from a decision-making perspective using data collected during 2000-2002 from 51 current and ex-users of marijuana in a large urban city in the central/southwest United States. A qualitative inductive approach based on grounded theory guided the analyses. We find that prior to experimentation and use, decision-making processes are general and nonspecific. In the later stages of drug involvement, decision-making processes become drug-specific. Individuals consider a number of different types of factors when making decisions about illicit drug use involvement. The study's implications and limitations are discussed and future research suggested. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
University of Central Oklahoma, Department of SOC/CJ/SAS, Edmond, Oklahoma, USA.
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.