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Developing our understanding of young people and drugs
Author(s) -
IVES RICHARD
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
children and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-0860
pISSN - 0951-0605
DOI - 10.1111/j.1099-0860.1988.tb00324.x
Subject(s) - eclecticism , variety (cybernetics) , drug prevention , drug , public relations , service (business) , criminology , illicit drug , medicine , sociology , psychology , psychiatry , substance abuse , business , marketing , political science , computer science , history , artificial intelligence , archaeology
SUMMARY. Many youngsters use drugs illicitly or illegally. They can therefore no longer be considered part of a small minority of delinquents. Still larger numbers of young people use alcohol or tobacco. However, most young people have not used drugs illegally and most have a negative attitude towards drug use. The author thus argues for more involvement of young people in prevention schemes, as they are more likely to be listened to by the target audience The article goes on to argue for variety in service provision in response to the changing nature of drug use and drug users. A. careful eclecticism should lead to co‐operation between services, availability of alternatives to drug use and the involvement of the wider community