"Heavy users," "controlled users," and "quitters": Understanding patterns of crack use among women in a midwestern city
"Heavy users," "controlled users," and "quitters": Understanding patterns of crack use among women in a midwestern city
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DOI：
10.1080/10826080601174678
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发表时间：
2007-01-01
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2
通讯作者：
Siegal, Harvey A.
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作者：
Daniulaityte, Raminta;Carlson, Robert G.;Siegal, Harvey A.
在过去的二十年里，强效可卡因的使用已经成为美国许多城市社会生态的持久组成部分。这项探索性研究的目的是根据1998年至2000年在俄亥俄州代顿市对18名妇女进行的生活史访谈，描述毒品使用的模式。其中10名女性是非裔美国人，8名是白人。年龄在23岁到47岁之间。这两位女性的强效可卡因职业生涯处于非常不同的阶段。我们侧重于了解参与者与他们目前的吸毒模式和水平相关的社会因素、生活史和日常情况。讨论了干预措施的含义。
Over the past two decades, the use of crack cocaine has become an enduring part of the social ecology of many cities across the United States. The purpose of this exploratory study is to describe patterns of crack use drawing on life history interviews conducted with 18 women in Dayton, Ohio, between 1998 and 2000. Ten of the women were African American, and eight were white. Age ranged between 23 and 47. The women were at very different stages of their crack-cocaine careers. We focus on understanding the social factors, life history, and everyday circumstances that participants related to their current patterns and levels of crack use. Implications for intervention are discussed.