scholarly journals Illicit Drug Use in Ireland: An Overview of the Problem and Policy Responses

1998 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aileen O'Gorman
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Illicit Drug ◽  
High Population Density ◽  
Drug Problem ◽  
Economic Issues ◽  
Policy Responses ◽  
Problematic Drug ◽  
The Individual

Problematic drug use, mainly regarding the use of opiates, has been identified as a major social problem in Ireland. Such problematic drug use has been found to be concentrated in Dublin's inner city areas and outer estates where poverty, multi-generational unemployment, high population density (particularly of young adults), and poor facilities are the norm. Policy responses, although acknowledging the environmental context of the drug problem, have tended to focus on the medical treatment of the individual, rather than tackling the wider social and economic issues.

scholarly journals Use of illicit drugs by adolescents and young adults of an urban settlement in Brazil

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-118
Author(s):  
Rafael Alves Guimarães ◽  
Márcia Maria de Souza ◽  
Karlla Antonieta Amorim Caetano ◽  
Sheila Araujo Teles ◽  
Marcos André de Matos
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Illicit Drugs ◽  
Illicit Drug ◽  
Illicit Drug Use ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Urban Settlement ◽  
Factors Associated

Summary Objective: To estimate the prevalence and factors associated with illicit drug use by adolescents and young adults of a formal urban settlement. Method: Cross-sectional study including adolescents and young adults 12-24 years of an urban settlement in the Midwest Region of Brazil. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed using Stata, version 12.0. We used Poisson regression model to estimate the factors associated with illicit drug use. Results: Of the total participants (n=105), 27.6% (95CI 20.0-36.9%) had used illicit drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, crack, LSD and inhalants. The consumption of these substances was associated with male gender, use of body piercing and/or tattoos, licit drug use and self-report of signs and/or symptoms of sexually transmitted infections. Conclusion: High prevalence of illicit drug use was found in the individuals investigated, ratifying the presence of risk factors to the vulnerability of the settlers to use these substances in the urban settlement population.

scholarly journals The Impact of Illicit Drug Use on Viral Suppression and Retention in Care among HIV-Positive Adolescents and Young Adults

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amelia Thompson ◽  
Scott E. Gillespie ◽  
Jasper Hood ◽  
Lateshia Seaton ◽  
Andres Camacho-Gonzalez
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Viral Suppression ◽  
Illicit Drug ◽  
Illicit Drug Use ◽  
Retention In Care ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Coping and emotion regulation profiles as predictors of nonmedical prescription drug and illicit drug use among high-risk young adults

2013 ◽  
Vol 132 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 165-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn F. Wong ◽  
Karol Silva ◽  
Aleksandar Kecojevic ◽  
Sheree M. Schrager ◽  
Jennifer Jackson Bloom ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Prescription Drug ◽  
Illicit Drug ◽  
Illicit Drug Use

Illicit Drug Use Among Young Adults with Genital Herpes

1993 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice M. Swanson ◽  
Linda Remy ◽  
Carole Chenitz ◽  
Robert L. Chastain ◽  
Karen F. Trocki
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Genital Herpes ◽  
Illicit Drug ◽  
Illicit Drug Use

scholarly journals Factors in the Transition from Legal to Illicit Drug Use in Young Adults from Northern Mexico

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayra Selene Ozuna Esprinosa ◽  
Josefina Saraí Candia Arredondo ◽  
María Magdalena Alonso Castillo ◽  
Karla Selene López García ◽  
Francisco Rafael Guzmán Facundo
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Illicit Drug ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
Illicit Drug Use ◽  
Neighborhood Environment ◽  
Lower Probability ◽  
Northern Mexico

Objective. This research sought to analyze the predictive effect of personal (personality traits), social (social support and social stigma) and community factors (characteristic of the neighborhood and exposure to consumption) on the transition of drug use in young adults.Methods. Case and control study. The cases were 70 individuals from 18 to 34 years of age who had already transitioned into illicit drug use and the controls were 210 legal drug usuers (tobacco or alcohol) in the same age range  who had not had the transition. A data file was applied along with seven instruments that measured the transition and consumption variables.Results. Marihuana was the illicit drug of highest transition. It was shown that greater personality traits of neuroticism, extraversion, and openness to the experience meant higher probability of drug use transition; while greater personality traits of agreeableness and conscience meant lower probability for the transition. The characteristics of the neighborhood environment and exposure to the opportunity of consumption increase the probability of the drug use transition. Social support and social stigma influenced negatively upon the drug use transition.Conclusion. Personality traits, neighborhood characteristics, exposure to drug use, social support, and the social stigma of drug use are factors that intervene in the transition from legal to illicit drug useDescriptores: street drugs; drug users; risk factors; young adult; personality; social support; social stigma; residence characteristics; surveys and questionnaires; case-control studies.How to cite this article: Ozuna  MS, Candia JS, Alonso MM,  López KS, Guzmán FR. Factors in the Transition from Legal to Illicit Drug Use in Young Adults from Northern Mexico. Invest. Educ. Enferm. 2019; 37(3):e11.

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