EPIDEMIOLOGY OF DRUG USE PATTERNS AMONG WOMEN

女性吸毒模式的流行病学

• 批准号: 3461317
• 负责人: CLAIRE E STERK
• 金额: $ 10.79万
• 依托单位: GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1992
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1992-06-01 至 1995-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/3461317
• 关键词: cocaine; crack cocaine; data collection methodology /evaluation; drug abuse; female; human population dynamics; interview; intravenous drug abuse; mental health epidemiology; psychological stressor; social problems; young adult human (21-34)

The most recent NIDA household survey shows that women account for a large number of users of illicit drugs in the United States, and that the prevalence of drug use is especially high among women of childbearing age (58.9%). The available studies indicate that drug use among women has serious social, psychological and health consequences particularly for the women themselves and their children. While there is a large body of knowledge regarding the prevalence by type of drug used, limited data are available on drug use patterns. In this study these patterns and the social context in which drug use occurs will be central as well as the impact of drug use patterns on social roles, networks, and support. The findings of the study will increase our understanding of the "social reality" of female users. The applicant proposes to conduct a three-year study of female drug users in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The total sample will consist of 150 women and will include 50 primarily intravenous drug using women, 50 primarily Non-IV or crack cocaine smoking women, and 50 women who shift(ed) between these two routes of administration at least one year prior to recruitment into the study. The major recruitment strategy will be targeted sampling. The theoretical framework guiding the study includes symbolic interaction, phenomenology, theory of reasoned action, and social network and support theories. The data will be collected applying a primarily qualitative approach; a limited number of quantitative measures will be included. The interviews will focus on issues such as demographics, drug use history and patterns, social roles and environment, and social networks and support. The findings of this study will provide more accurate and detailed information on subgroups of female drug users, and will provide proper items for quantitative measurements in later research efforts, and they will assist in developing appropriate interventions and treatments suitable for the subgroups of female drug users.

NIDA最新的家庭调查显示，女性占很大比例 美国非法药物使用者的数量，以及 吸毒在育龄妇女中的流行率尤其高。 (58.9%)。现有的研究表明，女性中使用毒品对 严重的社会、心理和健康后果，特别是对 妇女自己和她们的孩子。虽然有一大堆 关于所用药物类型的流行率的知识，有限的数据是 在吸毒模式上可查到。在这项研究中，这些模式和 吸毒发生的社会背景将是中心，以及 吸毒模式对社会角色、网络和支持的影响。这个 这项研究的结果将增加我们对“社会”的理解 女性用户的“现实”。申请人建议进行为期三年的 亚特兰大大都市区女性吸毒者研究。总数 样本将由150名妇女组成，其中50人主要是静脉注射 吸毒妇女，50名主要是吸食非静脉或强效可卡因的妇女，以及 至少有50名女性在这两种管理方式之间转换 在招募参加研究的前一年。 主要的招聘策略将是有针对性的抽样。理论上的 指导这项研究的框架包括符号互动、现象学、 理性行动理论，以及社会网络和支持理论。这个 将主要采用定性的方法收集数据；有限的 将包括一些量化措施。采访将会 重点关注人口统计、吸毒历史和模式、社会 角色和环境，以及社交网络和支持。 这项研究的结果将提供更准确和详细的 关于女性吸毒者亚群的信息，并将提供适当的 在以后的研究工作中用于定量测量的项目，以及它们 将协助制定适当的干预措施和适当的治疗 针对女性吸毒者的亚群。