Students Tendency Toward Illicit Drug Use: The Role of Perceived Social Support and Family Function in Iran

Relying on a national stratified random sample of Indigenous peoples aged 19 years old and above in Canada, this study investigates the correlates of illicit drug use among Indigenous peoples, paying special attention to the association between social support measures and illegal drug use. Results from multivariate logistical regression show that measures of social support, such as residential mobility, strength of ties within communities, and lack of timely counseling, are statistically significant correlates of illicit drug use. Those identifying as Christian are significantly less likely to use illegal drugs. This is the first nationwide analysis of the illicit drug usage of Indigenous peoples in Canada. The results are robust because we have controlled for a range of comorbidity variables as well as a series of sociodemographic variables. Policy implications from these findings are discussed.

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The Role of Drugs in Workplace Injuries: Is Drug Testing Appropriate?

Journal of Drug Issues ◽

10.1177/002204269502500404 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 25 (4) ◽

pp. 703-722 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Scott Macdonald

Keyword(s):

Drug Use ◽

Drug Testing ◽

Illicit Drug ◽

Household Survey ◽

Illicit Drug Use ◽

Alcohol Problems ◽

Age Group ◽

Workplace Injuries ◽

The Relationship

In the past decade, many employers have adopted drug-testing programs to reduce workplace injuries. However, little scientific evidence shows that drug use is a significant and substantial cause of total workplace injuries. The purpose of this study was to empirically assess the role of drugs and alcohol in causing workplace injuries. Questionnaires were received from 882 Ontario employees in a household survey. Results showed that many variables were significantly related to job injuries. The variables were ranked according to the relative importance of each variable's contribution to total job injuries. Alcohol problems, licit drug use, and illicit drug use ranked 7, 11, and 12 respectively among a group of 12 significant variables. In order to examine the likelihood that drug use was a cause of job injuries, the relationship between job injuries and alcohol problems, licit drug use, and illicit drug use was examined across categories of third variables. For age, the relationship between drug use and injuries remained strong for the youngest age group, but disappeared for the oldest age group. Logistic regression analysis confirmed the plausibility of noncausal explanations of job injuries for illicit drug use, but not for alcohol problems or licit drug use. Overall, the results indicated that illicit drug use does not appear to be a major cause of job injuries. The implications of these results for drug-testing programs are discussed.

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

Investigación y Educación en Enfermería ◽

10.17533/udea.iee.v37n3e11 ◽

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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Illicit drug use among college students: The role of social norms and risk perceptions

Addictive Behaviors ◽

10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106289 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 105 ◽

pp. 106289 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Christy Kollath-Cattano ◽

Sarah J. Hatteberg ◽

Anna Kooper

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Drug Use ◽

Social Norms ◽

Risk Perceptions ◽

Illicit Drug ◽

Illicit Drug Use

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Comparing ‘doctor’ and ‘patient’ beliefs about the role of illicit drug use in gay men’s depression

Health & Social Care in the Community ◽

10.1111/j.1365-2524.2011.01044.x ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 20 (4) ◽

pp. 412-419 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Christy E. Newman ◽

Martin Holt ◽

Joanne Bryant ◽

Susan C. Kippax ◽

Dana M. Paquette ◽

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Keyword(s):

Drug Use ◽

Illicit Drug ◽

Illicit Drug Use ◽

Patient Beliefs

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The role of general parenting and cannabis-specific parenting practices in adolescent cannabis and other illicit drug use

Drug and Alcohol Dependence ◽

10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.11.014 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 147 ◽

pp. 222-228 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

E. Vermeulen-Smit ◽

J.E.E. Verdurmen ◽

R.C.M.E. Engels ◽

W.A.M. Vollebergh

Keyword(s):

Drug Use ◽

Parenting Practices ◽

Illicit Drug ◽

Illicit Drug Use ◽

General Parenting

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Childhood ADHD Symptoms and Future Illicit Drug Use: The Role of Adolescent Cigarette Use

Journal of Pediatric Psychology ◽

10.1093/jpepsy/jsx098 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 43 (2) ◽

pp. 162-171 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Chien-Ti Lee ◽

Francis J McClernon ◽

Scott H Kollins ◽

Bernard F Fuemmeler

Keyword(s):

Drug Use ◽

Illicit Drug ◽

Illicit Drug Use ◽

Cigarette Use ◽

Adhd Symptoms ◽

Childhood Adhd

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‘Headlining Heroin’: Policy Change and Reporting the Heroin Problem

Media International Australia ◽

10.1177/1329878x0310800109 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 108 (1) ◽

pp. 67-81 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Rob Watts

Keyword(s):

Drug Use ◽

Policy Change ◽

Drug Policy ◽

Print Media ◽

Illicit Drug ◽

Illicit Drug Use ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Complex Process ◽

The Media

This article explores the role of daily print media in the formation of policies on illicit drug use. It asks how we might think about the rote of the media in making drug policy and how the print media represent the use of heroin. In answering these questions through an examination of the complex process of problem making, the article suggests it may help us to better understand how issues which policy-makers identify as ‘problems’ come to achieve such a status, and how solutions that come to be regarded as ‘realistic’ — or not — reach this point.

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