Comparison of drug use in the US/Mexico border

美国/墨西哥边境毒品使用情况比较

• 批准号: 6825893
• 负责人: JAVIER LOPEZ-ZETINA
• 金额: $ 6.3万
• 依托单位: CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-09-10 至 2006-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6825893
• 关键词: Mexico; United States; adolescence (12-20); behavioral /social science research tag; clinical research; culture; data collection methodology /evaluation; drug abuse; drug addiction; gender difference; human migration; human population study; human subject; identity; interview; racial /ethnic difference; young adult human (21-34)

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall objective of the study is to examine cross-sectionally drug use patterns and determinants along the United States/Mexico border, (the San Diego/Tijuana area). Specifically, the research plan seeks to address the impact of migration and cross-border mobility on drug using patterns. The extent of migration, (first, second or third generation) and bi-cultural and bi-national identity roles and their impact of drug patterns will be examined. The proposed pilot research will be both exploratory and comparative, and will seek to investigate epidemiological similarities and differences in the mechanisms, distal and proximal, leading to initiation, progression and maintenance of drug use behaviors in both sides of the border. The study will be conducted with a sample of four hundred subjects, age 18 to 25 years. An equal number of participants of each nationality will be enrolled to facilitate comparisons. Within each national group, an equal number of female and male subjects will be recruited. To the extent that pilot data allow it, the proposed research seeks to further advance the field of cross-cultural comparisons of drug use by examining ethnic and national differences in the relationship between drug use and cultural identity. We expect that pilot data from this research will serve to guide in the future larger multi-focused, culturally appropriate assessments and interventions that address the growing, interdependent, global impact of drug use and abuse.

描述（由申请人提供）：研究的总体目的是检查美国/墨西哥边境（圣地亚哥/蒂华纳地区）的横截面使用模式和决定因素。具体而言，该研究计划旨在使用模式来解决迁移和跨境流动性对药物的影响。将研究迁移的程度（第一代，第二代或第三代）以及双文化和双国身份角色及其对药物模式的影响。拟议的试点研究将既是探索性的，又是比较的，并将寻求研究流行病学的相似性和远端和近端机制的差异，从而导致边界两侧的药物使用行为的启动，进展和维持。该研究将以18至25岁的400名受试者的样本进行。每个国籍的参与者数量相等，以促进比较。在每个国家组中，将招募相等数量的男性和男性受试者。在试验数据允许的范围内，拟议的研究旨在通过检查毒品使用和文化认同之间关系中的种族和民族差异，进一步推进药物使用和民族差异的跨文化比较领域。我们预计，来自这项研究的试点数据将有助于指导将来更大的多关注，文化适当的评估和干预措施，以解决吸毒和滥用对药物的不断增长，相互依存的，全球影响。