EXPLAINING THE RECENT DECLINE IN COCAINE USE AMONG YOUNG-ADULTS - FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT PERCEIVED RISKS AND DISAPPROVAL LEAD TO REDUCED DRUG-USE
EXPLAINING THE RECENT DECLINE IN COCAINE USE AMONG YOUNG-ADULTS - FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT PERCEIVED RISKS AND DISAPPROVAL LEAD TO REDUCED DRUG-USE
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DOI：
10.2307/2137171
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发表时间：
1990-06-01
影响因子：
5
通讯作者：
OMALLEY, PM
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作者：
BACHMAN, JG;JOHNSTON, LD;OMALLEY, PM
本文使用1976年至1988年进行的年度全国调查的问卷数据，探索了最近高中生可卡因使用量急剧下降的另一种解释。结果显示，这与之前对大麻使用量长期下降的分析有重要的相似之处。尽管生活方式因素(如宗教信仰、逃学、晚上外出游玩和娱乐)与大麻和可卡因的使用有很强的联系，但这些因素尚未形成趋势，无法解释这两种药物使用量下降的原因。据报道，这两种药物的供应都没有减少。相反，认识到的风险和反对意见的增加似乎是最近大麻和可卡因使用量下降的主要原因。这些研究结果有力地支持了将有关风险和后果的现实信息作为预防药物使用的一个重要因素。再加上关于可获得性的调查结果，结果强调了努力减少需求(而不是供应)的重要性。
This paper explores alternative explanations for the recent sharp decline in cocaine use among high school seniors, using questionnaire data from annual nationwide surveys conducted from 1976 through 1988. Results show important parallels with earlier analyses of the longer-term decline in marijuana use. Although lifestyle factors (e.g., religious commitment, truancy, evenings out for fun and recreation) show strong links with use of marijuana and cocaine, these factors have not developed trends in ways that can account for the declines in use of either drug. Reported availability of either drug has not been reduced. Instead, increases in perceived risks and disapproval appear to have contributed substantially to the recent declines in use of marijuana and cocaine. The findings provide strong support for the use of realistic information about risk and consequences as an important ingredient in efforts to prevent drug use. Coupled with the findings on availability, the results emphasize the importance of efforts to reduced demand (as opposed to supply).