A qualitative exploration of perceived gender differences in methamphetamine use among women who use methamphetamine on the Mexico–U.S. border.
The purpose of this study is to extend the research on contextual factors that influence the initiation and continued use of methamphetamine (meth) by women on the U.S.-Mexico border. At present, a minimal body of literature exists that explores meth use on the Mexico-U.S. border. A purposeful sampl...
| Published in: | Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 405 - 425 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oct-Dec2016
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=120213340&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 120213340 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 15332640 86Q jtl: Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse issn: 15332640 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Oct-Dec2016 vid: 15 iid: 4 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd artinfo: ui: 120213340 10.1080/15332640.2015.1070392 ppf: 405 ppct: 20 formats: tig: atl: A qualitative exploration of perceived gender differences in methamphetamine use among women who use methamphetamine on the Mexico–U.S. border. aug: au: Loza, Oralia Ramos, Rebeca Ferreira-Pinto, João Hernandez, Maria Teresa Villalobos, Susana A. affil: College of Health Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX Alliance of Border Collaboratives (ABC), El Paso, TX School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA Department of Emergency Medicine, Texas Tech Health Sciences of El Paso, Paul Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, TX su: Mexico Content analysis Culture Interviewing Sex distribution Substance abuse Grounded theory HIV Methamphetamine Research funding Statistical sampling Data analysis software Medical coding sug: subj: Content analysis Culture Interviewing Sex distribution Substance abuse Mexico Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling Grounded theory HIV Methamphetamine Research funding Statistical sampling Data analysis software Medical coding keyword: drug use gender qualitative study U.S.-Mexico border drug use gender qualitative study U.S.-Mexico border ab: The purpose of this study is to extend the research on contextual factors that influence the initiation and continued use of methamphetamine (meth) by women on the U.S.-Mexico border. At present, a minimal body of literature exists that explores meth use on the Mexico-U.S. border. A purposeful sample of 20 women who were active meth users aged ≥18 years was recruited by trained outreach workers from a variety of meth-user networks in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, the city bordering El Paso, Texas. Respondents participated in in-depth, semi-structured interviews including questions on users’ perceived familial, social, and environmental influences of meth use. Gender-based themes emerged from the analysis: (1) patterns of meth use; (2) places where drugs were used; (3) effects of relationship networks on meth use; (4) differential access to drugs; (5) trading sex for drugs; (6) perceived class differences; and (7) long-term drug use and its consequences. Respondents reported a preference for using meth as powder or pills as opposed to smoking or injecting the drug. They reported being introduced to meth by men they trust and relying on men for drug acquisition in spaces less accessible and more dangerous to women. They described how the drug changed their lifestyle and their behavior towards family members and friends, including instances of physical and psychological violence. Interventions for women on the Mexico-U.S. border should be developed based on users’ social networks to target social processes to prevent initiation and to bring active meth users into treatment. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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