Differences between subjects with socially integrated drug use: a study in Italy and Portugal.
Background: Italian and Portuguese drug policies are similar – demand reduction – but the law seems to be applied quite differently: Italian law pays particular attention to decreasing substance use, while the Portuguese legal framework focuses on health-related issues rather than legal aspects. Met...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Substance Use Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 449 - 456 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Aug2020
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=144501108&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 144501108 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 14659891 ILV jtl: Journal of Substance Use issn: 14659891 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Aug2020 vid: 25 iid: 4 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 144501108 144501108 145611941 144501108 10.1080/14659891.2020.1736660 144501108 ppf: 449 ppct: 7 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Differences between subjects with socially integrated drug use: a study in Italy and Portugal. aug: au: Pavarin, Raimondo Maria Rego, Ximene Nostrani, Elia De Caro, Elia Biolcati, Roberta Canêdo, Joana Sanchini, Samantha affil: Health Sociologist, Chief of Epidemiological Monitoring Center on Addiction, Mental Health DSM-DP, Italy sug: subj: Substance Abuse Prevention and Control Psychotropic Drugs Drug and Narcotic Control Harm Reduction Human Italy Portugal Adolescence Adult Middle Age Interviews Questionnaires Scales Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale Self Concept T-Tests Chi Square Test Data Analysis Software Descriptive Statistics Persons with Substance Use Disorders Male Female Risk Taking Behavior Unsafe Sex Cannabis Heroin Snowball Sample Social Behavior Stigma Fear Attitude to Risk Rules and Regulations Adolescent: 13-18 years Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Male Female ab: Background: Italian and Portuguese drug policies are similar – demand reduction – but the law seems to be applied quite differently: Italian law pays particular attention to decreasing substance use, while the Portuguese legal framework focuses on health-related issues rather than legal aspects. Methods: To describe national differences in terms of phenomenology of substances use, feared/unwanted consequences and most common rules to avoid harms, 44 Italian and 44 Portuguese drug users who have never been referred to specialist treatment services and had recently used an illegal substance over the previous year on a weekly basis were interviewed. A questionnaire was used, with different scales. Results: All participants are afraid of suffering from psychological disorders and physical problems, of having money-related problems and of being stigmatized as a consequence of drug use. The Portuguese individuals mostly fear opiate overdoses, while the Italians fear having problems with the law and being caught in possession of the substance. Conclusions: We observe a different way of perceiving and applying the drug legislation that determines particular attitudes and precaution among drug users at the national level. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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