Illicit Drug Use by Adolescents: A Public Perception of Influencing Factors in Owerri, Nigeria

UU Ogu, N Ezumah, A Odii - 2020 - researchsquare.com
… : Illicit drug use among adolescents has become a public … the public perception of factors
that in uence illicit drug use … the public perception of factors in uencing illicit drug use among …

The public and the war on illicit drugs

RJ Blendon, JT Young - Jama, 1998 - jamanetwork.com
… many, illicit drug use is a moral rather than a public health issue; the public supports allowing
… This article provides perspective through an analysis of public opinion surveys conducted …

Perceived public stigma and stigmatization in explaining lifetime illicit drug use among emerging adults

JJ Palamar, PN Halkitis, MV Kiang - Addiction Research & Theory, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
… of literature reporting how perceived public stigma (the perception of stigma … illicit drug use,
and this study seeks to examine whether these factors protect individuals against lifetime use. …

The perceived risk of illicit drug use and views on drug policy in the general population

J Savonen, P Hakkarainen… - Drugs: Education …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
… reasons behind the public support of specific policies. The effect of public opinion on policy
… To analyze the perceived risk related to illicit drugs, we used the questions ‘How high is the (…

Illicit drugs and the media: Models of media effects for use in drug policy research

K Lancaster, CE Hughes, B Spicer… - Drug and alcohol …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
… the news media to influence attitudes and are well equipped … avenues remain largely
unexplored in relation to illicit drugs. … public perception of illicit drugs, their use and those who use

Changes in and correlates of Australian public attitudes toward illicit drug use

D Weatherburn, S Alexeev… - Drug and alcohol …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
understanding of Australian public opinion on illicit drug use in two main ways. First, we
examine a wider range of drugs … Australian attitudes toward illicit drug use. Second, we examine …

General beliefs about illicit drug use and stigma: perspective of people who use illicit drugs

CAA Ventura, BS Carrara, RHH Fernandes… - … mental health journal, 2022 - Springer
… Participants answered questions about societal perceptions of illicit drug use. … Social
exclusion is the result of public stigma and may be related to the association of illicit

Risk creating and risk reducing: Community perceptions of supervised consumption facilities for illicit drug use

G Kolla, C Strike, TM Watson, J Jairam… - Health, Risk & …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
… Our findings provide nuance and context to those from large-scale surveys of public
opinion that shows both support and opposition for the establishment of supervised …

Experience and knowledge of young people regarding illicit drug use, 1969–99

JD Wright, L Pearl - Addiction, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
… remain the main perceived reason for taking drugs and many may see drugs as a way of …
express their concern about the use of heroin and other illicit drugs. As one mother expressed it…

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U Ogu, N Ezumah, A Odii, N Uguru - 2020 - academia.edu
… : Illicit drug use among adolescents has become a public … the public perception of factors
that in uence illicit drug use … the public perception of factors in uencing illicit drug use among …