Dissertations / Theses: 'Drug abuse surveys'

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Chan, Kin-yi Ivy. "A study of determinants of relapse in psychotropic substance abuse /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1995. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B19470757.

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Yingling, Julie Smith. "The relationship between social bond and frequency of methamphetamine use." Click here for download, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1490085051&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=3260&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Groebner, Jeffrey Michael. "Pathological gambling and substance abuse in the Las Vegas arrestee population." access full-text online access from Digital Dissertation Consortium, 2005. http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/er/db/ddcdiss.pl?1428559.

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Luxmoore, Coryndon Steven. "Psychosocial influences on cannabis use /." [St Lucia, Qld.], 2001. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe17337.pdf.

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McAloon, Thomas John Psychology Faculty of Science UNSW. "Developmental trajectories into substance use in adolescence." Awarded by:University of New South Wales. School of Psychology, 2006. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/30391.

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The present study examined cross-sectional and longitudinal developmental characteristics of the association between mental health and substance use. N=1182 adolescents aged between 11 and 20 years were recruited from schools in Australia. Participants completed the Youth Self Report (YSR) (Achenbach, 1991a) and reported on their use of alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana, their social ability, their motivation for using substances, their ability to regulate emotion, and the influences of their parents and peers on their substance use. N=561 of time one participants were retained for testing one year later to assess the potential to predict substance use at time two from mental health at time one. Results indicated a clear and consistent cross-sectional association between externalising scores on the YSR and use of the three substances, regardless of gender. The relation between internalising scores and substance use was non-significant. When the relation between externalising scores and substance use was assessed for mediation, only the influence of parents and peers was found to be significant. A cross-sectional structural model developed to account for this association was demonstrated to be invariant across the three substances of interest, and across gender, but not age category. There was no evidence that social skills, emotion regulation, or substance use motives, had roles in mediating the relationship between mental health and substance use. A model was developed to assess the potential to predict substance use at time two from externalising scores at time one. Results showed that externalising scores predicted increases in alcohol use via parent and peer attitudes. Thus, externalising disposition, in the context of a facilitative social environment, was predictive of an increase in alcohol use over time. Structural models developed to account for the predictive relation between externalising scores and use of cigarettes and marijuana proved unstable and could not be tested. Substance use at time one was not predictive of externalising scores at time two. The results of the present research are discussed in relation to their potential to inform the developmental substance use literature, and efforts directed against the development of substance use problems. Limitations of the present research are noted.

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Jacobsson, Ralph Olav. "A pre-test/post-test analysis of value, behavioral and spritual changes in drug treatment." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1996. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1176.

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Leung, Wai-hing Frances. "An exploratory study of factors leading to alcohol dependence among treated heroin addicts /." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1993. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B13744707.

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Meletiadis, Ananias. "The deterrence effect of the implementation of the Department of Defense's drug prevention policy among military personnel." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2004. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/04Mar%5FMeletiadis.pdf.

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Wong, Man-cheung Barton. "Case study of young drug abuser in Tsuen Wan." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 1998. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B42128559.

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Dhar, Sohini. "Religiosity, Spirituality and Attendance at Religious Services among Recreational Drug Users: A Sub-Analysis of the Drugnet Survey." TopSCHOLAR®, 2010. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/181.

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This study is a sub-analysis ofthe previously collected cross-sectional DRUGNET survey data. The sample included 1,178 current users of illicit drugs and 389 former users. This study was delimited to U.S. citizens, aged 18 years and older, who completed the DRUGNET survey (n =1,567). DRUGNET was a descriptive online survey of self - reported attitudes and behaviors among a group of adult, self - identified drug users (i.e., not drug abusers). The purpose of the sub-analysis was to explore the importance of religion, spirituality, and religious service attendance in the context of an otherwise normal healthy adult life. Moreover, it also looked into potential patterns of association between aspects of religiosity/spirituality and illicit drug use. The study explored if there was a relationship between the strength of a respondent's spiritual or religious beliefs and the patterns of their recreational drug use. A canonical correlation analysis was conducted using self-rated spirituality, self-rated religiosity, and attendance at services as variables on the left (entered in MANOVA as dependent variables) and self-reported use of six groups of drugs as variables on the right (entered in MANOV A as covariates). One significant function was found, which showed that attending religious services and importance of religion were negatively associated with the use of alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, and hallucinogens. That is, people who reported a higher level of religiosity and who attended religious services were less likely to use these psychoactive drugs.

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Reneau, Jennifer. "The General Well-Being of Recreational Drug Users: A Sub-Analysis of the Drugnet Survey." TopSCHOLAR®, 1997. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/351.

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Issues related to substance use/abuse and mental health are significant public health concerns. Substance abuse is considered an individual and community mental health problem. The relationship between substance use and positive mental well-being, however, is less well understood. The purpose of this study was to describe the mental well-being of a sample of occasional, recreational drug users. Drugnet was an on-line survey of recreational drug use by non-deviant adults via the WWW. Volunteer subjects completed the survey over the internet between March and September 1997. Mental health was assessed utilizing the General Well-being Schedule (GWBS). A complete demographic profile of the sample was taken. The GWBS scores of the sample were similar to the national norms of American adults. GWBS scores were correlated with frequency of use, intoxication levels and types of drugs consumed. In this study, I demonstrate and profile the existence of healthy, normally functioning adults who occasionally use, not abuse, psychoactive drugs.

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Bickett, Leslie. "A Description of Female, Adult Recreational Drug Users: A Sub-Analysis of the Drugnet Survey." TopSCHOLAR®, 2002. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/616.

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Drug abuse can be a serious, chronic, and relapsing health problem for both men and women. Among women, however, drug use and abuse present an array of different challenges to health and well-being. In addition, the health of women has been given less attention than the health of men. Little research has been conducted to identify and describe the invisible or hidden population of drug users, not abusers, who are not in treatment or incarcerated on drugrelated charges. The purpose of this study is to provide a descriptive and behavioral profile of adult, female, recreational drug users (i.e., not abusers). The instrument utilized for data collection and analysis was the on-line DRUGNET survey. Data was collected from volunteer, female subjects who completed the survey during 1997 and 1998 and who considered themselves to be "healthy, successful adults who occasionally use drugs." Mental health was assessed utilizing the General Well-Being Schedule (GWBS). Findings of this study support suggest that the overall health, happiness, and well-being of female, adult, recreational drug users does not appear to differ from the overall health, happiness, and well-being of the general, female, adult population.

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Steward, Kathryn. "Attitudes and Beliefs of Successful Adult Illicit Drug Users: A Qualitative Analysis of Drugnet Survey Respondents." TopSCHOLAR®, 2002. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/637.

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America is a drug-oriented society. For many years people have used drugs for recreational purposes. However, there has been ongoing controversy regarding drug abuse and drug use. The purpose of this study was to assess attitudes and beliefs of successful adult drug users as it relates to drug reform, effectiveness of current drug laws, and problem experiences that they may have encountered as a result of their drug use. A qualitative study utilizing three open-ended questions regarding the aforementioned areas was conducted to analyze the 156 individuals' responses. The respondents were found to be in agreement on the ineffectiveness of current drug laws and for reform of these laws. Thirty-eight (62.3%) respondents also were in favor of marijuana, specifically, being legalized. Lawmakers should give careful consideration of reform of drug laws, especially as it relates to proper education about drugs and drug use as well as refining the rehabilitation programs and sanctioning of drug abusers. They should also consider the evidence that drug use does not always lead to drug abuse and that some recreational drug users can live normal, happy and successful lives in spite of their drug use. Future research should explore in greater detail and with larger samples adult drug users' attitudes, beliefs and behavior stemming from their use.

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Wong, Man-cheung Barton, and 王文璋. "Case study of young drug abuser in Tsuen Wan." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1998. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B42128559.

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Rogers, Dalton O. "Possible Determinants of Treatment for Nonmedical Users of Pain Relievers and Stimulants." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3304.

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High rates of nonmedical use of pain relievers and stimulants have been documented in the United States, putting substance abusers at risk of addiction and possible arrest for illegal possession and use. Treatment programs can help stop patterns of abuse. This thesis explores the factors impinging on substance abuse treatment seeking for nonmedical pain reliever and stimulant users. Data from the National Survey of Drug Use and Health 2014 were analyzed in order to find the most recent patterns of pain reliever and stimulant abuse and potential determinants of receiving treatment. Descriptive statistics about the population reporting nonmedical use of pain relievers and/or stimulant use are first presented. Logistic regression analyses are then conducted on one dependent variable: respondents stating if they ever received treatment. Possible determinants that may influence one’s potential to receive treatment included income, insurance coverage, race/ethnicity, age, sex, psychological state, and metro/nonmetro residency status.

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Clough, Robin Jo. "Gender and Prescription Painkiller Misuse: Findings from the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health." PDXScholar, 2014. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/1939.

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This study examines the effects of gender and social bonds on the experience of prescription painkiller misuse for men and women. The theoretical framework for the project is Travis Hirschi's social control theory (1969), and the social bond elements of attachment, commitment, involvement, and belief, which emphasizes the importance of these bonds in creating a "stake in conformity" for the individual, leading to acceptance of social norms and desistence from deviance. This theory, however, is relatively silent with regard to gender differences and was developed to examine delinquency in an all male sample of adolescents. The elements of this theory were used to further test the effects of these social bonds and add to the literature gap on the gendered experience of the misuse of prescription painkillers. Data for this project comes from the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, an annual nationally representative, cross-sectional survey. Multivariate logistic regression analyses reveal that, being white, not being married, having less than a high school diploma, a having a job are all significant predictors of increased prescription painkiller misuse. Characteristics associated with a significant decrease in the odds of misusing prescription painkillers are being older, having a college degree, and placing importance on religious/spiritual beliefs. Multivariate logistic regression also reveals that female respondents are less likely to misuse prescription painkillers than are their male counterparts. Interaction effects are operationalized to measure the relationship between gender and the social bond elements of interest. Most of the interaction effects are not statistically significant, but some of the main effects remain significant, which indicates that the main effect has little impact on prescription painkiller misuse for women, but remains significant for men (marriage, education, work status). Significant interaction effects are found for gender (female) x income and gender (female) x religiosity, which indicates that for both men and women, increased income and higher levels of religiosity are significantly associated with decreased odds of prescription painkiller misuse, that the effect is stronger for women and that this difference between men and women is significant. These results provide further insight into the experiences of prescription painkiller misuse for men and women.

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Phipps, Lisa Rochelle Burroughs. "The Effect of Variability in Substance Abuse and Dependence Terminology on Physicians' Prescribing Decisions." VCU Scholars Compass, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10156/1435.

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Wagner, Gabriela Arantes. "Álcool e drogas: terceira pesquisa sobre atitudes e uso entre alunos na Universidade de São Paulo - Campus São Paulo." Universidade de São Paulo, 2011. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/5/5142/tde-27062011-123240/.

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INTRODUÇÃO: O uso de drogas entre universitários tem sido documentado mundialmente por grandes levantamentos estatísticos. No Brasil, estudos regionais têm sido realizados com esse propósito, a exemplo dos levantamentos que têm sido feitos há 13 anos entre os universitários da Universidade de São Paulo USP, Brasil. OBJETIVOS: O presente estudo teve por objetivo descrever os resultados do referido levantamento referente ao ano de 2009 e compará-los aos dos anteriores (1996 e 2001) com a finalidade de identificar tendências de uso para orientar as autoridades competentes quanto ao desenvolvimento de estratégias adequadas de controle. MÉTODOS: Estudo epidemiológico transversal cuja amostra foi selecionada por estratificação e conglomerados. Adotou-se um instrumento de pesquisa de autopreenchimento, anônimo, que caracterizou o uso de drogas através de três medidas: uso na vida, nos últimos 12 meses e nos últimos 30 dias. PARTICIPANTES: 10.913 alunos dos cursos de graduação da USP dos campi Cidade Universitária, Complexo da Saúde e Faculdade de Direito. RESULTADOS: Os estudantes da USP vêm consumindo menos drogas (1996 e 2009). Entre eles, testemunha-se a diminuição do uso de inalantes e aumento do uso de anfetamínicos em todas as medidas avaliadas. Os alunos das ciências Humanas fazem uso de drogas com maior frequência. CONCLUSÕES: Os resultados desta pesquisa acompanham as tendências norte americanas. O uso de álcool e de esctasy merecem destaque nessa população, sendo necessários estudos mais aprofundados sobre o tema
INTRODUCTION: Substance use among college students has been reported worldwide by large statistical surveys. In Brazil, regional studies have been conducted with this purpose, similar to the longitudinal survey that has been performed for 13 years among college students from University of São Paulo USP, Brazil. AIMS: The present study aimed to describe the 2009 results and compare them to previous surveys (1996 and 2001) in order to identify substance use trends that could guide the responsible authorities in the development of adequate control strategies. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional epidemiological study with a multistage stratified cluster sample. The instrument was an anonymous self-administered questionnaire that evaluated lifetime, past-year and past-month substance use. SAMPLE: 10.913 students from graduation courses at the different USP campi: University City, Complex Health Center and School of Law. RESULTS: The students from USP have been consuming fewer drugs (1996 and 2009), with a special decreased use of inhalants and increased use of amphetamines in all periods evaluated. Human Science students consume drugs more frequently. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this survey are consistent with the trends observed in North America. Alcohol and esctasy use definitely deserve more attention within this population and further studies in this area are indeed necessary

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Byrd, Marcia J. "Drug and alcohol use by freshman at Siuslaw High School and their opinions regarding potentially effective drug and alcohol education programs." Thesis, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/35241.

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This study addressed the incidence of drug use by freshmen at Siuslaw High School in Florence, Oregon, and sought their opinions about effective drug and alcohol prevention programs. The purpose was to provide basic data which would ultimately assist in specific drug and alcohol programs for this population. In phase one, 83 students from four of seven freshmen Health Education randomly selected classes were given the Washington State Survey of Adolescent Health Behavior. This survey consisted of 81 questions about student demographics, students' drug use, and their opinions of drug prevention programs. During phase two, the students were asked open-ended questions about their suggestions for more effective drug prevention programs and curriculum. The survey revealed an average amount of drug use and that the students did not think the drug prevention program at Siuslaw was working. The survey also revealed that teenagers are influenced to drink and use drugs by the media, their friends, and by a lack of activities offered by the community. The study conclusions showed that Florence does have teenage drug use and the community should consider a variety of approaches. Data suggest that more youth support groups, more affordable counseling, and more recreational activities may help reduce drug use. The school needs to develop a more comprehensive drug prevention curriculum and implement it at the younger grade levels. The school combined with the community, should offer more drug-free alternatives and target those youths who are not using drugs and promote their positive behavior.
Graduation date: 1995

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