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An Empirical Assessment of Controls affecting Marijuana Usage
Author(s) -
Staats Gregory R.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
british journal of addiction to alcohol and other drugs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0007-0890
DOI - 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1978.tb00178.x
Subject(s) - immorality , secrecy , limiting , morality , computer security , psychology , social psychology , business , internet privacy , actuarial science , medicine , computer science , political science , law , engineering , mechanical engineering
Summary This study, based on self‐reported data (N=134) gathered via self‐adminstered anonymous questionnaires, examines the extent of marijuana use is limited by three general types of controls: supply and access considerations, secrecy concerns and questions involving the morality or immorality of use. It was observed that controls having the greatest effects on limiting use were factors affecting supply and access. Secrecy concerns and questions regarding the morality of use respectively have decreasing effectiveness in limiting marijuana use.