Using the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) program to further understand the relationship between drug use and gang membership

2005 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles M. Katz ◽  
Vincent J. Webb ◽  
Scott H. Decker
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Gang Membership ◽  
The Relationship

The Intersection of Drug Use and Criminal Behavior: Results from the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

1992 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 422-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lana Harrison ◽  
Joseph Gfroerer
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Criminal Behavior ◽  
Property Crime ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Important Predictor ◽  
Criminal Involvement ◽  
Strong Correlate ◽  
National Household Survey ◽  
The Relationship

In 1991, questions on involvement in criminal behavior and being arrested and booked for a crime were added to the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) to ascertain the relationship between drug use and criminal behavior. Analysis shows that drug use is a strong correlate of being booked for a criminal offense, but age is the more important correlate of criminal involvement. There were few differences in models predicting violent as opposed to property crime, although minority status was a more important predictor of violent crime, and poverty was a more important predictor of property crime. Cocaine use was the most important covariate of being booked for a crime in large metropolitan areas that were oversampled in the 1991 NHSDA.

scholarly journals Título: Dieta, drogas y cerebro. Subtítulo:¿Podría ser la comida ultraprocesada una puerta de entrada a la adicción?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Carmen Blanco-Gandia ◽  
Macarena Gonzalez-Portilla ◽  
Marta Rodriguez-Arias
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Animal Models ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
High Fat Diet ◽  
Reward System ◽  
High Fat ◽  
Use Studies ◽  
The Relationship

 Foods that are rich in fats ans sugars are pleasurable because they stimulate our reward circuits, the same ones that are activated by drugs. In a context in which unhealthy diets and drug abuse are common from adolescence, it is important to investigate its consequences. This article reviews the relationship between especially tasty food, our brain’s reward system, and drug use. Studies with animal models have proved that an intermittent high-fat diet during adolescence increases the consumption of cocaine and ethanol. Recent research shows the fundamental role of the diet in the development and treatment of addictions. 

The Response of Drug Abuser Parolees to a Combination of Treatment and Intensive Supervision

1998 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
THOMAS E. HANLON ◽  
DAVID N. NURCO ◽  
RICHARD W. BATEMAN ◽  
KEVIN E. O'GRADY
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Treatment Retention ◽  
Drug Abuser ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Intensive Supervision ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Of237 male and female drug abuser parolees assigned to parole procedures enhanced by weekly drug abuse counseling and urine monitoring, 118 were considered successes and 119 were considered failures at the end of 1 year on the basis of whether they had received a major sanction during the year. Success and failure cases were distinguishable on the basis of both concurrent (while on parole) and past characteristics. Greater treatment retention and amount of time employed during parole and greater amount of time employed and less deviance displayed prior to the first (ever) episode of heavy drug use were the principal correlates of success. The correspondence generally found between intensity of supervision and amount of deviance detected, the variability of the impact of detected drug use on the determination of sanctions, and the relationship of parole outcome to gender are discussed.

Stages of Drug Use Acquisition among College Students: Implications for the Prevention of Drug Abuse

1993 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 375-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chudley E. Werch ◽  
Betty W. Meers ◽  
Joan Farrell
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Developmental Stages ◽  
Public University ◽  
Frequency Of Use ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to examine the stages of drug use acquisition among college students, and the relationship between stage status and motivation to avoid drugs and the frequency of drug use. Six hundred and sixty-nine students from a mid-size public university were selected to participate in the survey. College students were found to differ with regard to their stage of habit acquisition across five drugs. Stage status for a particular drug was associated with motivation to avoid that drug, with less motivation generally being related to greater stage advancement. Stage of acquisition for certain drugs was also found to be related to the frequency of use of other drugs, with alcohol and marijuana stage status being associated with the consumption of the greatest number of drugs. These results suggest that an acquisition stage heuristic holds promise in increasing our understanding of important developmental stages of drug use.

scholarly journals Adolescent impulsiveness and use of alcohol and tobacco

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 371-382
Author(s):  
Mª del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes ◽  
José J. Gázquez ◽  
Mª del Mar Molero ◽  
Fernando Cardila ◽  
África Martos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
The State ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Frequency Of Use ◽  
The Relationship

Adolescence is characterized by premature experimentation with new experiences and sensations. These experiences sometimes include drugs, which even though legal and socially accepted, begin to have noticeable negative consequences to the adolescent’s development. In recent years, a decrease in use of tobacco by Spanish adolescents has been observed, but not in alcohol. One of the causes of initiation in drug use is impulsive personality or behavior. Thus the purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between impulsiveness and frequency of use of alcohol and tobacco in 822 students aged 13 to 18 years of age. The State Impulsivity Scale (SIS) and an ad hoc questionnaire on demographic characteristics and use of alcohol and tobacco were used for this. The results showed that students who stated they were users scored significantly higher on impulsivity. Thus detailed analysis of the profile of individuals with this risk factor could favor more adequate intervention program design.

scholarly journals Money, Agency, and Self-Care among Cisgender and Trans People in Sex Work

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Treena Orchard ◽  
Katherine Salter ◽  
Mary Bunch ◽  
Cecilia Benoit
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Sex Work ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Internalized Stigma ◽  
Gender Analysis ◽  
Trans People ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Cis And Trans ◽  
The Relationship

Many qualitative studies about the exchange of sex for money, drugs, and less tangible outcomes (i.e., social status) contend that this activity contributes to high levels of internalized stigma among people in sex work. The cis (n = 33) and trans people (n = 5) who participated in our project about health, violence, and social services acknowledged the stigma associated with sex work but were not governed by the dominant discourse about its moral stain. They shared nuanced insights about the relationship between sex work and self-respect as people who use their earnings to mitigate the struggles of poverty and ongoing drug use, and care for themselves more broadly. This study sheds new light on the ways that cis and trans people negotiate issues of money, agency, and self-care, contributing to the literature on consensual sex work that examines different aspects of stigma, safety, and health with a nuanced, non-binary gender analysis.

Euphoria

1985 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Wilmot
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Clear Definition ◽  
Definition Of

Euphoria is by definition ambiguous. Some researchers have noted it is a cause for drug taking while others have viewed it as the effect of taking drugs, To date there is no clear definition of what “euphoria” is or how it enters into career drug use or abuse. This article proposes that “euphoria” is metaphoric, and on that basis may be learned. Learning to use drugs euphorically is the key to controlled drug use and ultimately the control of drug abuse.

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