Titre : | Using the internet to research hidden populations of illicit drug users: a review (2010) |
Auteurs : | P. G. MILLER ; A. L. SONDERLUND |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Addiction (Vol.105, n°9, September 2010) |
Article en page(s) : | 1557-1567 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés POPULATION CACHEE ; INTERNET ; RECHERCHE ; PRODUIT ILLICITE ; MDMA-ECSTASY ; DROGUES DE SYNTHESE ; METHODE |
Résumé : | AIMS: To review the current research of hidden populations of illicit drugs users using web-based methods and discuss major advantages and disadvantages. METHODS: Systematic review of 16 databases, including PubMed, PsycINFO (EBSCOhost), CSA Sociological Abstracts, Expanded Academic ASAP and Google Scholar. FINDINGS: Substances researched were most commonly 'party/club drugs' (such as ecstasy) and cannabis. All of the studies reviewed concluded that the internet is a useful tool for reaching hidden populations, but is likely to impose some bias in samples. Advantages include: access to previously under-researched target groups; speed; international applications; increased ease of data entry; and improved confidentiality for respondents. The major disadvantage is a lack of representativeness of samples. CONCLUSIONS: Internet research is successful at accessing hidden populations of illicit drugs users, when appropriately targeted and provides unprecedented opportunities for research across a wide range of topics within the addictions field. Findings are unlikely to be generalisable to the general public, but appropriate for describing target populations. [Author's abstract] |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Sous-type de document : | Revue de la littérature / Literature review |
Refs biblio. : | 77 |
Affiliation : | School of Psychology, Deakin University, Australia / Australie. petermiller.mail@gmail.com |
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