Historique
Chapitre
Cannabis or alcohol: the Jamaican experience
(Cannabis ou alcool : l'expérience Jamaïcaine)
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Auteur(s) :
BEAUBRUN, M. H.
Année :
1975
Page(s) :
p. 485-494
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
La Hague : Mouton publishers
ISBN :
978-90-279-7669-7
Domaine :
Plusieurs produits / Several products
Résumé :
Professor Michael Beaubrun of the University of the West Indies was the guest speaker at a joint dinner meeting of the Congress sessions on cannabis and on alcohol. The address provides comparative data from the British West Indies and posits social class and personality factors in the drug of choice - cannabis or alcohol. Beaubrun cites a high correlation between extroversion and heavy drinking; with a preponderance of cyclothymic personalities who are successful in Western cultures, alcohol becomes the "establishment" choice while personality attributes in the "culture of poverty" may lead to cannabis preference. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Dept. of Psychiatry, Univ. of the West Indies
Jamaique. Jamaica.
Jamaique. Jamaica.
Cote :
L00044