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A profile of adolescent cocaine use in Northern Ireland

机译:北爱尔兰青少年可卡因使用情况简介

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Background: The image of cocaine as a 'party' drug used by more affluent members of society has begunto change as the levels of use of the drug rise amongst school aged young people.Methods: Cocaine use patterns amongst young people aged 13-16 years who were participating in theBelfast Youth Development Study, a longitudinal study of adolescent drug use was explored. Data wascollected through an annual datasweep in participating schools. This paper includes data collected inyears 3,4 and 5 of the study.Results: The results show higher levels of cocaine use amongst this age group than reported in much ofthe existing harm reduction literature. Lifetime use was 3.8% at age 13-14 years, rising to 7.5% at 15-16years. The profile indicated that adolescent cocaine users were more likely to be female, live in disruptedfamilies and experience social deprivation which is similar to existing adolescent drug use profiles. Therewas also some evidence of experimental cocaine use amongst the sample.Conclusions: These findings provide further evidence for the development of age appropriate schoolfocused harm reduction initiatives and continued monitoring of contemporary trends of use of cocaineamongst school aged young people.
机译:背景:随着学校适龄年轻人对可卡因的使用水平上升,可卡因作为一种“方”药物的形象已开始发生变化。方法:13-16岁的年轻人中可卡因的使用方式他们参加了贝尔法斯特青年发展研究,对青少年吸毒进行了纵向研究。数据是通过参与学校的年度数据扫描收集的。本文包括在研究的第3、4和5年中收集的数据。结果:结果表明,与许多现有的减少危害文献相比,该年龄组的可卡因使用量较高。 13-14岁时的终身使用率为3.8%,而15-16岁时的使用率为7.5%。资料表明,青少年可卡因使用者更可能是女性,生活在被打乱的家庭中并经历了社会剥夺,这与现有的青少年毒品使用状况相似。样本中也有一些实验性可卡因的使用证据。结论:这些发现为进一步发展适龄,以学校为中心的减低危害举措以及继续监测当代可卡因在年轻人中的使用趋势提供了进一步的证据。

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