Needles in the haystacks: The social context of initiation to heroin injection in rural Ohio
Needles in the haystacks: The social context of initiation to heroin injection in rural Ohio
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DOI：
10.1080/10826080500411577
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发表时间：
2006-01-01
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2
通讯作者：
Carlson, Robert G.
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作者：
Draus, Paul J.;Carlson, Robert G.
虽然已经有很多关于注射海洛因的社会背景的研究，但在主要城市地区以外的报道很少。本文基于从2002年6月至2004年2月从三个毗邻的县招募的25名最近注射海洛因的人(12名女性，13名男性)的半结构化定性访谈和焦点小组，研究了与俄亥俄州农村地区开始注射海洛因有关的背景因素。对药物疗效的好奇心、药物依赖和经济需求日益增长的压力，以及亲密关系和群体关系的影响，都被认为是抵消通常与注射有关的恐惧的因素。这项研究补充了关于注射海洛因的社会生态的其他研究，并可能有助于改善对农村地区和小社区注射吸毒者的服务。
Although there has been much research on the social context of heroin injection, little has been reported outside of major urban areas. This article examines contextual factors associated with initiation to heroin injection in rural Ohio, based on semistructured qualitative interviews and focus groups involving 25 recent heroin injectors (12 women, 13 men) recruited from three contiguous counties between June 2002 and February 2004. Curiosity about the drug's effects, the growing pressures of drug dependence and economic need, and the influence of intimate and group relations were all identified as factors that offset fears commonly associated with injection. This study complements other research on the social ecology of heroin injection and may contribute to improved services for injection drug users in rural areas and small communities.