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Between street and digital capital? A qualitative study of judicial sentencing of persons convicted of online drug dealing in Sweden 在街头资本和数字资本之间?瑞典网上毒品交易罪犯司法量刑的定性研究

Drugs, habits and social policy Pub Date : 2023-05-24 DOI: 10.1108/dhs-02-2023-0004

Johan Nordgren, F. Tiberg

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A multisite study of amphetamine use disorders, length of detention and readmission in rural jails 一项关于安非他明使用障碍、拘留时间和农村监狱重新接纳的多地点研究

Drugs, habits and social policy Pub Date : 2023-05-09 DOI: 10.1108/dhs-10-2022-0038

Taylor M. Gamble, Albert M. Kopak, N. Hoffmann

{"title":"A multisite study of amphetamine use disorders, length of detention and readmission in rural jails","authors":"Taylor M. Gamble, Albert M. Kopak, N. Hoffmann","doi":"10.1108/dhs-10-2022-0038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/dhs-10-2022-0038","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000Most people admitted to jails present indications of substance use disorder, and methamphetamine use disorders (MUDs) have recently become the most prevalent in certain communities. Much of the research conducted with jail populations has focused on large urban facilities, despite them representing a small number of the nearly 3,000 correctional centers in the USA. This study aims to examine MUDs in a large multisite sample of adults admitted to rural jails in the USA to help inform better practices aimed at addressing these conditions.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000Interviews were conducted with 525 adults ranging in age from 18 to 72 years within three rural detention centers within the USA using the Comprehensive Addictions and Psychological Evaluation-5. Retrospective records were extracted to assess relationships between Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders diagnostic classifications for MUDs, length of detention and jail admission over a 12-month period.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000Results indicate those who met diagnostic criteria for MUD were more likely to be charged with a drug-related offense, a more serious offense (i.e. felony) and also spend more time detained relative to those who did not receive a similar diagnosis. Multivariate regression analyses also demonstrated persons with MUD diagnoses were significantly more likely to be admitted to the detention center on multiple occasions compared to those without a diagnosis.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000Evidence from an understudied population supports the need to address MUDs among adults detained in rural jails. Proper diagnosis and linkage to care can enhance efforts to reduce the prevalence of these conditions.\u0000","PeriodicalId":72849,"journal":{"name":"Drugs, habits and social policy","volume":"77 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91238586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Patients experiences of therapeutic cannabis consumption in New Zealand 患者在新西兰治疗性大麻消费的经历

Drugs, habits and social policy Pub Date : 2023-04-28 DOI: 10.1108/dhs-12-2022-0049

F. Hutton, G. Noller, Alice McSherry

{"title":"Patients experiences of therapeutic cannabis consumption in New Zealand","authors":"F. Hutton, G. Noller, Alice McSherry","doi":"10.1108/dhs-12-2022-0049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/dhs-12-2022-0049","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000This study aims to explore people’s experiences of taking cannabis therapeutically and to gather some real-world evidence (RWE) about the products they were using, their efficacy and what kinds of positive or negative effect/s patients experienced. The focus of this discussion is the efficacy of cannabis for the participants in this study.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000This was an exploratory study that used a mixed methods approach: a survey and semi-structured interviews. The data presented here focus on thematic analysis of five of the open-ended survey questions. Results from a purposive survey sample are also briefly reported. Interview data are not reported on here.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000Across the sample (n = 213), 95.6% of participants reported that taking cannabis helped them with a number of conditions. The most common three themes across the thematic analysis were that cannabis helped with pain relief, sleep and anxiety. Negative effects, some of which related to having to source cannabis from the illicit market, were relatively minor and experienced by 28% (n = 58) of participants. An important finding was that 49% (n = 76) of those who said their use of prescribed medicines had decreased (n = 155), significantly decreased and in some cases stopped their use of prescribed medications.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000This study reports on a sample of participants with clinically diagnosed conditions and adds to the RWE base about the efficacy of using cannabis for therapeutic purposes in the New Zealand context.\u0000","PeriodicalId":72849,"journal":{"name":"Drugs, habits and social policy","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86064681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Estimation of the global number of vapers: 82 million worldwide in 2021 估计2021年全球电子烟用户数量为8200万

Drugs, habits and social policy Pub Date : 2023-04-17 DOI: 10.1108/dhs-07-2022-0028

Tomasz Jerzyński, G. Stimson

{"title":"Estimation of the global number of vapers: 82 million worldwide in 2021","authors":"Tomasz Jerzyński, G. Stimson","doi":"10.1108/dhs-07-2022-0028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/dhs-07-2022-0028","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000Nicotine is consumed by one in five of the global adult population, mostly by smoking tobacco cigarettes. Modern electronic cigarettes came onto the market from around 2007 and have considerable potential to improve population health by displacing tobacco smoking. The purpose of this study is to map the use of e-cigarettes, but this is difficult due to absence of data sources for many countries.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000The global number of vapers was estimated to be 68 million in 2020. New data in 2021 offered an opportunity to update that estimate. The method of assumed similarity was used for countries with missing data. The average prevalence of vaping was calculated for each World Health Organization region, World Bank income classification group and the legal status of e-cigarettes in each country. The number of vapers was calculated for the adult population. The estimate was refined by adjusting for changes in market value size and the actual year of surveys.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000Population prevalence data on e-cigarette used were available for 48 countries. We estimate that there were 82 million vapers worldwide in 2021: 9.2 million in the Eastern Mediterranean region; 5.6 million in the African region; 20.1 million in the European region; 16.8 million in the Americas; 16.0 million in the Western Pacific region; and 14.3 million in South-East Asia.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000Global, regional and national estimates of the numbers of vapers are important indicators of trends in nicotine use, and monitoring the uptake of vaping is important to inform international and national policy.\u0000","PeriodicalId":72849,"journal":{"name":"Drugs, habits and social policy","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89415596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Hanfparade 2022: protest and participants’ views on cannabis legalization in Germany 汉夫游行2022:抗议和参与者对德国大麻合法化的看法

Drugs, habits and social policy Pub Date : 2023-03-07 DOI: 10.1108/dhs-12-2022-0047

Kostas Skliamis

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“Then someone takes my picture…” and other disrupted (drinking) stories: constructing narratives about alcohol and intoxication among young Muslim women in Denmark “然后有人拍了我的照片……”以及其他被打乱的(饮酒)故事:构建关于丹麦年轻穆斯林女性饮酒和醉酒的叙事

Drugs, habits and social policy Pub Date : 2023-03-03 DOI: 10.1108/dhs-09-2022-0032

Marie Fjellerup Bærndt

{"title":"“Then someone takes my picture…” and other disrupted (drinking) stories: constructing narratives about alcohol and intoxication among young Muslim women in Denmark","authors":"Marie Fjellerup Bærndt","doi":"10.1108/dhs-09-2022-0032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/dhs-09-2022-0032","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000This paper aims to explore the existence of drinking stories among young Muslim women in Denmark. More specifically, the author investigates the significance of having a double audience (one Muslim, one Danish) for the construction of narratives about alcohol and intoxication.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000The paper draws on qualitative data from semi-structured in-depth interviews with 32 young Muslim women (average age 23 years) and uses the analytical concept of storytelling.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000Firstly, the narratives are qualitatively different from majority narratives, revealing distinct Muslim minority experiences. Secondly, the stories are disrupted in more serious ways than majority drinking stories. Lastly, for some young women, there is no wriggle room, and rather than being part of stories of intoxication, they subvert the drinking story into sober narratives to uphold respectable norms around alcohol while being both Muslim and Danish.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000This research is unique in its focus on alcohol and parties among Muslim minority youth in a white-majority country. The narratives would usually be overlooked in a drinking story context because of the association between Muslims and abstinence and because the drinking story literature originates from a narrower focus on young white men’s experiences. Including more ethnic, religious and gender-diverse minorities in future research on drinking stories will challenge our knowledge in the field and add much-needed nuances.\u0000","PeriodicalId":72849,"journal":{"name":"Drugs, habits and social policy","volume":"86 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78157782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Correlates of Heroin Use, Pharmaceutical Fentanyl Misuse, and Dual Heroin-Fentanyl Use: Evidence from the U.S. 海洛因使用、药物芬太尼滥用和海洛因-芬太尼双重使用的相关性:来自美国的证据

Drugs, habits and social policy Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.1108/dhs-04-2022-0019

Brian C Kelly, Mike Vuolo

{"title":"Correlates of Heroin Use, Pharmaceutical Fentanyl Misuse, and Dual Heroin-Fentanyl Use: Evidence from the U.S.","authors":"Brian C Kelly, Mike Vuolo","doi":"10.1108/dhs-04-2022-0019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/dhs-04-2022-0019","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The emergence of fentanyl has deepened concerns about the opioid crisis. The shift has created new distinctions in patterns of opioid use, which may be important for prevention and intervention. We examine socio-demographic correlates as well as health and substance use characteristics of different groups of opioid users.Design: We utilized the 2015-2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health to examine distinctions between groups (n=11,142) of individuals who misuse prescription opioids, use heroin but not fentanyl, misuse pharmaceutical fentanyl but not heroin, and use both heroin and fentanyl. Multinomial and logistic regression models were used to identify these distinctions.Findings: Few socio-demographic differences emerged between the prescription opioid group and pharmaceutical fentanyl misuse group. While those who misuse fentanyl have higher odds of using other drugs and experiencing certain mental health problems than those misusing prescription pills, both the heroin and fentanyl-heroin use groups reported considerably poorer health and substance use indicators relative to those who solely misuse fentanyl. It is also notable that both heroin use groups are more highly associated with cocaine and methamphetamine use than those misusing fentanyl alone.Originality: This study highlights distinctions between pharmaceutical fentanyl users, heroin users, and users of both substances.Implications: While we identify important distinctions between the opioid use groups studied, individuals using both heroin and pharmaceutical fentanyl report the poorest health and substance use characteristics. Important differences between the fentanyl-only group and the group who consume both drugs may have implications for prevention, intervention, and clinical work amidst shifting patterns of opioid use.","PeriodicalId":72849,"journal":{"name":"Drugs, habits and social policy","volume":"24 1","pages":"14-25"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10128616/pdf/nihms-1844752.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9711148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Practice implications of phenomenological research with substance-using parents whose children were subject to social care interventions 对接受社会关怀干预的吸毒父母进行现象学研究的实践意义

Drugs, habits and social policy Pub Date : 2023-02-27 DOI: 10.1108/dhs-08-2021-0043

K. Goddard, J. Montague, J. Elander

{"title":"Practice implications of phenomenological research with substance-using parents whose children were subject to social care interventions","authors":"K. Goddard, J. Montague, J. Elander","doi":"10.1108/dhs-08-2021-0043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/dhs-08-2021-0043","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000This study aims to reflect on ways that the experiences of vulnerable users of drug and alcohol services can inform social work practice and policy to improve treatment engagement and mitigate negative responses to interventions.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000The research used semi-structured interviews and photovoice in an interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experiences of people in treatment for drug or alcohol problems whose child was the subject of a Child Protection or Child in Need order.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The research gave insights into participants’ experiences of loss of control, unfairness and stigma. Participants described how they felt powerless in the social services system and were afraid to be open and honest with practitioners for fear of having their children removed.\u0000\u0000\u0000Practical implications\u0000The research highlighted the need for more training and professional development for social work practitioners to address power imbalance issues, and the need to promote non-threatening professional practice that removes penalties for disclosure of substance use, enabling substance users who are parents to be more honest about their drug use.\u0000\u0000\u0000Social implications\u0000The research showed the value of phenomenological methods for investigating sensitive issues with vulnerable users of treatment services in a way that can inform policy and practice.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000This paper explores ways that phenomenological research with vulnerable, hard-to-reach participants can produce insights about the potential benefits of social work practice that is non-threatening and encourages greater openness and honesty among substance users who are parents.\u0000","PeriodicalId":72849,"journal":{"name":"Drugs, habits and social policy","volume":"83 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81121979","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Policy traps and policy placebos: assessing drug policy network responses to drug related deaths 政策陷阱和政策安慰剂:评估毒品政策网络对毒品相关死亡的反应

Drugs, habits and social policy Pub Date : 2023-01-18 DOI: 10.1108/dhs-06-2022-0023

Iain McPhee, B. Sheridan

{"title":"Policy traps and policy placebos: assessing drug policy network responses to drug related deaths","authors":"Iain McPhee, B. Sheridan","doi":"10.1108/dhs-06-2022-0023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/dhs-06-2022-0023","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000This study focuses on emergency and strategic responses to drug-related deaths. This paper uses policy network theory and policy analysis frameworks to subject programme development and financial decision-making processes to critical scrutiny.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000A qualitative, case-based design focuses on Scottish Government responses to rising drug-related deaths, using publicly available data to produce interpretive critical analysis.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000Analysis indicates that established drug policy communities influence emergency and strategic policy and programme development in relation to drug deaths. Results reveal that policy communities aid government to develop placebo policies and avoid policy traps associated with social determinants of drug-related deaths. This study documents a lack of transparency and accountability in financial decision-making by a third party operating on behalf of Scottish Government. To improve accountability necessitates that drug policy decisions acknowledge existing legislative duties to address socio-economic inequality in this policy area.\u0000\u0000\u0000Research limitations/implications\u0000In seeking convergence and corroboration publicly available data sources were identified that focus on emergency and strategic responses to drug-related deaths in Scotland. The authors recognise the potential for bias in qualitative and interpretive analysis of this data (Bowen, 2009).\u0000\u0000\u0000Practical implications\u0000This study provides robust critical analysis on how policy networks exert influence on spending decisions related to drug policy in Scotland. This is useful for researchers and drug policy advisors.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000While much has been written on drug deaths in Scotland, using policy network and policy success frameworks to examine policy and programme development, provides originality of analysis in this under-researched aspect of drug policy.\u0000","PeriodicalId":72849,"journal":{"name":"Drugs, habits and social policy","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81576983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The impact of the Celtic Tiger and Great Recession on drug consumption 凯尔特之虎和大衰退对毒品消费的影响

Drugs, habits and social policy Pub Date : 2022-12-29 DOI: 10.1108/dhs-05-2022-0021

J. Windle, Graham Cambridge, J. Leonard, O. Lynch

{"title":"The impact of the Celtic Tiger and Great Recession on drug consumption","authors":"J. Windle, Graham Cambridge, J. Leonard, O. Lynch","doi":"10.1108/dhs-05-2022-0021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/dhs-05-2022-0021","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000This paper aims to explore how the Celtic Tiger economic boom and Great Recession influenced drug and alcohol use in one Irish city.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 48 people, living in Cork City, who had previously used drugs and/or alcohol problematically. All participants had engaged with services for their problematic use and had at least one year of abstinence at time of interview.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000Some participants reported that their drug and/or alcohol consumption increased during the economic boom; others, who were already in (self-defined) active addiction, reported how full employment lessened some of the harms of their problematic use. For others, problematic use struck once the economy entered a downturn and, heavy drink and drug use became a means of soothing the strains of economic recession.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000The paper provides two key contributions. Methodologically, it demonstrates how large-scale national quantitative data can mask local idiosyncratic tendencies, suggesting the need for mixed-method approaches for understanding drug market trends. The paper also provides insights into the impact of global and local economic conditions on drug and alcohol consumption in Ireland.\u0000","PeriodicalId":72849,"journal":{"name":"Drugs, habits and social policy","volume":"73 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85915025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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