Drug Abuse Policy and Social Attitudes to Risk-Taking

1984 ◽  
pp. 13-26
Author(s):  
James B. Bakalar ◽  
Lester Grinspoon
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Social Attitudes

Cognitive Markers of Adolescent Risk Taking: A Correlate of Drug Abuse in At-Risk Individuals

2005 ◽  
Vol 85 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosemary Rosser ◽  
Sally Stevens ◽  
Bridget Ruiz
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Cognitive Markers ◽  
Adolescent Risk

Usage Patterns of Nondrug Alternatives in Adolescence

1977 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 359-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Purcell Barnes ◽  
James N. Olson
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Abuse Prevention ◽  
Drug Rehabilitation ◽  
Drug Abuse Prevention ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
Usage Patterns ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
Sex And Age Differences

This study examined the usage patterns of nondrug alternatives and obtained knowledge that will be beneficial to those involved in the “alternative” approach to drug abuse prevention and to those counseling in the drug rehabilitation area. The purpose was to identify the specific nondrug alternatives most generally used to achieve a specific mood or state of consciousness alteration. A questionnaire was designed exploring eight possible nondrug alternatives for altering the negative states of anxiety, depression and hostility, and for achieving the positive states of adventure, camaraderie and pleasure. The questionnaire was administered to 300 students, fifty males and fifty females from each of three age levels: 13–14; 15–16; 17–18. Analysis showed that social, physical, and risk-taking activities were used most frequently to achieve positive states and that distracting activity, discussion with friend, and personal contemplation were used most frequently to reduce the negative states. Few sex and age differences were found.

Social Attitudes and Risk-taking

1964 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Rim
Keyword(s):  
Risk Taking ◽  
Social Attitudes

scholarly journals SOCIAL ATTITUDES TO DRUGS ABUSE AMONG YOUTH AND DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 138-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. N. Nakhimova ◽  
G. F. Romashkina
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Social Attitudes ◽  
Abuse Prevention ◽  
Drug Abuse Prevention

Genetic influences on impulsivity, risk taking, stress responsivity and vulnerability to drug abuse and addiction

2005 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 1450-1457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Jeanne Kreek ◽  
David A Nielsen ◽  
Eduardo R Butelman ◽  
K Steven LaForge
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Genetic Influences ◽  
Stress Responsivity

scholarly journals Alcohol and Drug Abuse Induced Risk Taking Behaviour among Secondary School Students in Kajiado North Sub-County, Kajiado County, Kenya

Science Mundi ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
David Nzioka ◽  
Joseph Theuri
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Peer Influence ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Unprotected Sex ◽  
School Students ◽  
Societal Values ◽  
Alcohol And Drug Abuse ◽  
Drug And Alcohol

This article is on alcohol and drug abuse as predictors of risk taking behaviour among secondary school students in Kajiado North Sub-County. The area has numerous drug and alcohol ecological factors that could influence the behaviour of adolescents. Since the area is home to a lot of the working population of the adjacent Nairobi City County, people from various backgrounds have immigrated there.  As such, the societal values held by the inhabitants of the area are not easy to define. In this context, adolescents are prone to indulge in drug and alcohol abuse that could impact their lives negatively. This is particulars o since it alcohol and drug abuse encourages unprotected sex among students and by extension abortion, gang behaviour as students look for money to sustain the risky behaviours among others. The arguments of this article are guided by the ecological Systems Theory. Information is obtained from a descriptive survey of 267 students and 15 principals that was I undertook in 2017. The sample was obtained using stratified proportionate sampling and total population sampling techniques in the 15 public secondary schools in Kajiado North Sub-County. Data from students was collected using questionnaires while the principals were interviewed. The findings show that alcohol and drug abuse risk-taking behaviour in adolescents are higher in the wake of poor family stability, negative peer influence, breakdown of societal values and weak government measures. As such, it is recommended that it is important to ensure that cohesiveness in the families is encouraged so as to reduce alcohol and drug abuse behaviours among students. Teachers should also be at the forefront for checking alcohol and drug abuse in schools so as to protect the spread of risky taking behaviours among peers. Members of the society who sell alcohol to students should be identified and punished as per the existing law. The government should strengthen its programs (in schools and in the mass media) to guide students on the dangers associated with alcohol and drug abuse among students. This article is organized into Introduction, Literature Review and discussions.

Alcohol/drug abuse, driving convictions, and risk-taking dispositions among trauma center patients

2001 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 771-782 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl A Soderstrom ◽  
Michael F Ballesteros ◽  
Patricia C Dischinger ◽  
Timothy J Kerns ◽  
Robert D Flint ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Trauma Center

scholarly journals ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE AS ECOLOGICAL PREDICTORS OF RISK TAKING BEHAVIOUR AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KAJIADO NORTH SUB-COUNTY, KAJIADO COUNTY, KENYA

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-55
Author(s):  
David Mutisya ◽  
Joseph Theuri
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Peer Influence ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Unprotected Sex ◽  
School Students ◽  
Societal Values ◽  
Alcohol And Drug Abuse ◽  
Drug And Alcohol

This article is on alcohol and drug abuse as predictors of risk taking behaviour among secondary school students in Kajiado North Sub-County. The area has numerous drug and alcohol ecological factors that could influence the behaviour of adolescents. Since the area is home to a lot of the working population of the adjacent Nairobi City County, people from various backgrounds have immigrated there.  As such, the societal values held by the inhabitants of the area are not easy to define. In this context, adolescents are prone to indulge in drug and alcohol abuse that could impact their lives negatively. This is particulars o since it alcohol and drug abuse encourages unprotected sex among students and by extension abortion, gang behaviour as students look for money to sustain the risky behaviours among others. The arguments of this article are guided by the ecological Systems Theory. Information is obtained from a descriptive survey of 267 students and 15 principals that was I undertook in 2017. The sample was obtained using stratified proportionate sampling and total population sampling techniques in the 15 public secondary schools in Kajiado North Sub-County. Data from students was collected using questionnaires while the principals were interviewed. The findings show that alcohol and drug abuse risk-taking behaviour in adolescents are higher in the wake of poor family stability, negative peer influence, breakdown of societal values and weak government measures. As such, it is recommended that it is important to ensure that cohesiveness in the families is encouraged so as to reduce alcohol and drug abuse behaviours among students. Teachers should also be at the forefront for checking alcohol and drug abuse in schools so as to protect the spread of risky taking behaviours among peers. Members of the society who sell alcohol to students should be identified and punished as per the existing law. The government should strengthen its programs (in schools and in the mass media) to guide students on the dangers associated with alcohol and drug abuse among students. This article is organized into Introduction, Literature Review and discussions.

Drug Abuse Down in U.S. Kids, Federal Study Says

2006 ◽  
Vol 40 (10) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
JOHN R. BELL
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse

Boys With Epilepsy Are More Susceptible to Risk Taking

2010 ◽  
Vol 44 (10) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
PATRICE WENDLING
Keyword(s):  
Risk Taking
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