Deviancy, Delinquency and Drug Use

1979 ◽  
Vol 134 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. S. Bell ◽  
R. A. Champion
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Psychiatric Illness ◽  
Population Groups ◽  
Monitoring Drug

SummaryA system for monitoring drug use was based on the data from annual surveys of two contrasting population groups, a general cross-section of young people and a cross-section of antisocial deviants. Correlation of deviancy and drug use established that drug use, both licit and illicit, was more extensive among those who suffered parental deprivation, whose parents were divorced or separated, who had psychiatric illness and particularly those who had committed antisocial acts. The degree of antisocial deviancy correlated with the extent of drug use.

Substance Use Portrayal in Oscar-nominated Movies

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
João Mauricio Castaldelli-Maia ◽  
Felipe Gil ◽  
Antonio Ventriglio ◽  
Julio Torales ◽  
Ligia Florio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Progressive Increase ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Media Content Analysis ◽  
Monitoring Drug ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Multiple Drugs ◽  
Gender Convergence

Background: As one of the forms of media and art most consumed in the world, Oscar-nominated movies should have their drug use representation monitored because of possibly influencing but also reflecting society’s behavior. Objective: To investigate drug use representation in scenes from movies nominated for the Academy Awards (Oscar) from 2008-2011, through media content analysis. Methods: 437 scenes from Oscar-nominated movies (best film, best actor and best actress categories) showing drug consumption and/or its effects were assessed. Each drug represented and identified in a given scene (i.e., drug use incident) was counted as a unit for the present study (n = 515). Survey settings were used to control for over- or under-estimation of the prevalence of a variable in a given year or movie. Results: All the Oscar-nominated movies portrayed at least one scene of drug use. There was a massive predominance of alcohol and tobacco in movies, with a high use among men who also use drugs, habitually or occasionally, but related to stress/tension, predominantly at home. However, there was a significant progressive increase in the use of drugs other than alcohol and tobacco, multiple drugs, and by women. Conclusion: These findings echo epidemiological studies on substance use in western countries, an overall trend towards greater home drug use representation and gender convergence since 1970, which increased since 2000. Monitoring drug use representation in Oscar-nominated movies may represent an important public health tool.

scholarly journals Representations of Psychoactive Drugs’ Use in Mass Culture and Their Impact on Audiences

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 6000
Author(s):  
Marek A. Motyka ◽  
Ahmed Al-Imam
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Mass Culture ◽  
Film Music ◽  
Psychoactive Drugs ◽  
Frequent Contact ◽  
Preventive Actions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Staying At Home

Drug use has been increasing worldwide over recent decades. Apart from the determinants of drug initiation established in numerous studies, the authors wish to draw attention to other equally important factors, which may contribute to augmenting this phenomenon. The article aims to draw attention to the content of mass culture, especially representations of drug use in mass media, which may influence the liberalization of attitudes towards drugs and their use. The role of mass culture and its impact on the audience is discussed. It presents an overview of drug representations in the content of mass culture, e.g., in film, music, literature, and the occurrence of drug references in everyday products, e.g., food, clothes, and cosmetics. Attention was drawn to liberal attitudes of celebrities and their admissions to drug use, particularly to the impact of the presented positions on the attitudes of the audience, especially young people for whom musicians, actors, and celebrities are regarded as authorities. Indications for further preventive actions were also presented. Attention was drawn to the need to take appropriate action due to the time of the COVID-19 pandemic when many people staying at home (due to lockdown or quarantine) have the possibility of much more frequent contact with mass culture content, which may distort the image of drugs.

scholarly journals Trajectories of drug use among French young people: Prototypical stages of involvement in illicit drug use

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 485-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stéphanie Baggio ◽  
Stanislas Spilka ◽  
Joseph Studer ◽  
Katia Iglesias ◽  
Gerhard Gmel
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Illicit Drug ◽  
Illicit Drug Use

scholarly journals The Speed User: Social and Psychological Factors in Amphetamine Abuse

1972 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saul V. Levine ◽  
David D. Lloyd ◽  
William H. Longdon
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Middle Class ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Common Factors ◽  
Psychological Disturbance ◽  
Amphetamine Abuse ◽  
Life Styles ◽  
Chronic Amphetamine

Two hundred and eighteen chronic amphetamine users, ranging in age from thirteen to thirty years were interviewed to ascertain if common factors in backgrounds, life styles, and personalities exist. They were divided into six groups based on locale and sex, and important differences were noted. This essentially middle-class phenomenon is extremely destructive to these young people but it was quite obvious that the socio-psychological disturbance in most of them pre-dated the heavy drug use.

scholarly journals Sports participation and drug use among young people in Mauritius

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Komalsingh Rambaree ◽  
Fariba Mousavi ◽  
Fereshteh Ahmadi
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Sports Participation

Trends in Reading Literary Fiction in Print and Cyber Media by Undergraduate Students of Hasanuddin University

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-77
Author(s):  
Fathu Rahman ◽  
M Amir P ◽  
Tammasse
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Electronic Devices ◽  
Electronic Media ◽  
Literary Fiction ◽  
Electronic Medium ◽  
Wide Cross ◽  
Ease Of Access ◽  
Book Format

This research investigated the trends in reading literary fiction by students of Hasanuddin University and their main reasons for reading works of fiction. Reading tendencies were grouped into types, reading of fiction in print and fiction in electronic (cyber) media. The purposes of this study were: 1) to quantify the literary fiction reading media preferred by students; 2) to identify specific reasons for their choice of media; 3) to identify perceived personal benefits obtained from reading literary fiction, and 4) to evaluate readers’ personal choices in terms of contents. The majority of students preferred to read using electronic media (62%), although a substantial majority preferred the classical printed book format (38%). The reasons given for preferring cyber literature (defined as works of fiction presented in an electronic medium) to printed literature were mainly practical, such as ease of access using electronic devices (tablets, computers, smartphones, etc.) as well as capacity and versatility, and that one multi-functional device can hold many books or other reading media. This research indicates that young people view reading fiction not only as entertainment, but also as a valuable and rewarding activity. The trend towards electronic media provides a growing and increasingly used opportunity for casual readers and enthusiasts to access and enjoy a wide cross-section of literary fiction.

Personal Experience

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 74 (5) ◽  
pp. 906-906
Author(s):  
RICHARD H. SCHWARTZ
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Marijuana Use ◽  
Medical Community ◽  
Documented Information ◽  
The Many ◽  
Smoking Marijuana

I am pleased that Milman and Bennett continue to research and publicize the problems that frequent marijuana use by young people can cause. I am grateful to Dr Milman for her ceaseless efforts to educate the medical community about the many dangers to humans of all ages of smoking marijuana. As one who suffered greatly as a result of believing widely publicized but poorly documented information regarding the innocence of using cannabis, I hope that others will also be enlightened by Milman's findings, and by my own, showing the dangers of drug use by adolescents and the pain that such use can cause.

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