This text demonstrates that my work on young people who are exploited through prostitution and young people involved in problematic drug use in Britain at the end ofthe twentieth and beginning ofthe twenty-first century constitutes a significant contribution to advancing our kno…
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There is a perception that drug use is a serious and growing problem to be solved by medicine, social work and drug enforcement agencies. This thesis takes a critical standpoint again such populist views and interprets drug use as one of any number of normal activities that peop…
The goal of this secondary analysis is to describe the sociodemographic, psychosocial, HIV testing, alcohol and drug use, and sexual risk behavior characteristics in a sample of young Latino men who have sex with men (YLMSM) living in the San Diego-Tijuana border region. In addi…
This study examines the effect of strain on youth drug use in Turkey. With its many unexplored fields, Turkey is a haven for social researchers. Adolescent crime and especially drug use is an important yet poorly studied subject in Turkey. Of the many correlates of youth drug us…
More than 20 million individuals have a substance use disorder in the United States. Individuals cycling in and out of the criminal justice system disproportionately experience substance use disorders that result in a multitude of negative outcomes. Prior research demonstrates t…
Substance use among women has increased in recent years (SAMHSA, 2019). SAMHSA (2009) recommends that substance use be treated differently in women due to the biopsychosocial differences from men, such as progression of substance use disorders, comorbid and co-occurring psycholo…
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between religiosity and drug use among civilian, noninstitutionalized individuals over the age of 18 in the United States within the theoretical framework of Durkheim’s social integration theory. Focusing on the three aspe…
This research study attempted to determine if extrinsic motivation is less effective than intrinsic motivation in terms of abstinence from alcohol and drug use in legally mandated clients. Forty-seven males identified as having a substance abuse problem, on ankle monitor, curren…
Introduction: This grounded theory qualitative study examines how sexual minority adults maintain long-term recovery from drugs and/or alcohol. The literature focuses on substance use rates among this population rather than discussing effective methods of treatment regarding the…