| Titre : | Cannabis dependence and peer selection in social networks of frequent users (2011) |
| Auteurs : | N. LIEBREGTS ; A. BENSCHOP ; P. VAN DER POL ; M. VAN LAAR ; R. DE GRAAF ; W. VAN DEN BRINK ; D. J. KORF |
| Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
| Dans : | Contemporary Drug Problems (Vol.38, n°1, Spring 2011) |
| Article en page(s) : | 93-120 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Discipline : | SHS (Sciences humaines et sociales / Humanities and social sciences) |
| Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus TOXIBASE CANNABIS ; DEPENDANCE ; ETUDE LONGITUDINALE ; USAGE REGULIER ; RESEAUX SOCIAUX ; JEUNE ADULTE ; EXCLUSION ; BOULE DE NEIGE ; ETHNOGRAPHIE ; TYPE D'USAGEThésaurus Géographique PAYS-BAS |
| Mots-clés: | RDS |
| Résumé : | In a Dutch longitudinal study on the dynamics of cannabis dependence, at baseline 600 frequent cannabis users (>= 3 days cannabis use per week in past 12 months) aged 18-30 years were interviewed. Nearly half of all participants (42%) met DSM-IV criteria for cannabis dependence in the 12 months prior to the interview. Participants were recruited by respondent-driven sampling; referrals were understood as proxy for social networks to explore peer associations and social exclusion. Analyses revealed that networks of frequent cannabis users were mostly heterogeneous. Cannabis dependence did not emerge as a main selector. However, within segments of networks some clustering of cannabis dependence (indicating differential inclusion), sex and ethnicity was found. Methodological questions are discussed regarding the applicability of respondent-driven sampling in noninjecting, nonmarginalized drug users. The study's limitations are noted. |
| Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
| Affiliation : | Bonger Institute of Criminology at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| Cote : | Abonnement |
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