Pre-teenage children's experiences of drug use

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-45

  McIntosh, James ^a   MacDonald, Fiona ^a   McKeganey, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Drug use; Pre teenage

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BEHAVIOR; BOREDOM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCIENCE;

EID: 12344257066     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2004.06.007     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. R. Boreham, and A. Shaw Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in England in 2000 2001 Department of Health London
2. A. Boys, J. Marsden, J. Fountain, P. Griffiths, G. Stillwell, and J. Strang What influences young people's use of drugs? A qualitative study of decision-making Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 6 3 1999 373 387
3. L. Hart, and N. Hunt Choosers not losers? 'Drug offers peer influences and drug decisions amongst 11-16 year olds in West Kent' 1997 Invicta Community Care NHS Trust Maidstone, Kent
4. Health Education Board For Scotland (1997). Drugs in Scotland: Informing the challenge. Edinburgh: HEBS.
5. T. Honess, L. Seymour, and R. Webster The social contexts of underage drinking 2000 Home Office London
6. D. Kandel, and K. Yamaguchi From beer to crack: Developmental patterns of drug involvement American Journal of Public Health 83 1993 851 855
7. K. Lowden, and J. Powney Drug education context and approaches: A review of the literature 2000 Scottish Council For Research In Education Edinburgh
8. V. Manning, D. Best, S. Rawaf, J. Rowley, K. Floyd, and J. Strang Drug use in adolescence: The relationship between opportunity, initial use and continuation of use of four illicit drugs in a cohort of 14-16 year olds in South London Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 8 2001 397 405
9. P. Mayock Choosers or losers? Influences on young people's choices about drugs in inner-city Dublin 2000 The Children's Research Centre, Aras an Phiarsaigh, Trinity College Dublin
10. J. McIntosh, M. Gannon, N. McKeganey, and F. MacDonald Exposure to drugs among pre-teenage schoolchildren Addiction 98 2003 1615 1623
11. J. McIntosh, F. MacDonald, and N. McKeganey The initial use of drugs in a sample of pre-teenage schoolchildren: The role of choice, pressure and influence Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 10 2003 147 158
12. J. McIntosh, F. MacDonald, and N. McKeganey Knowledge and perceptions of illegal drugs in a sample of pre-teenage children Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 10 4 2003 331 344
13. McKeganey, N., McIntosh, J., MacDonald, F., Gilvarry, E., McArdle, P., McCarthy, S., & Hill, M. (2003). Pre-teens and illegal drugs: Use, offers, exposure and prevention. Report submitted to the Department of Health.
14. McKeganey, N., McIntosh, J., MacDonald, F., Gannon, M., Gilvarry, E., McArdle, P., & McCarthy, S. (2004). Preteen children and illegal drugs. Drugs: Education, prevention and policy. Forthcoming.
15. N. McKeganey, and J. Norrie Pre-teen drug misuse in Scotland Addiction Research 7 6 1999 493 507
16. P. Miller, and M. Plant Drinking, smoking and illicit drug use among 15 and 16 year olds in The United Kingdom British Medical Journal 313 1996 394 397
17. R. Newcombe, F. Measham, and H. Parker A survey of drinking and deviant behaviour among 14/15 year olds in North West England Addiction Research 2 4 1995 319 341
18. H. Parker, J. Aldridge, and F. Measham Illegal leisure: The normalisation of adolescent recreational drug use 1998 Routledge London
19. H. Parker, and R. Egginton Adolescent recreational alcohol and drugs careers gone wrong: Developing a strategy for reducing risks and harms International Journal of Drug Policy 13 2002 419 432
20. S. Pavis, S. Cunningham-Burley, and S. Amos Alcohol consumption and young people: Exploring meaning and social context Health Education Research 12 3 1997 311 322
21. R. Power, T. Power, and N. Gibson Attitudes and experience of drug use amongst a group of Lndon teenagers Drugs: Education, prevention and policy 3 1996 71 80
22. L. Robins, and L. McEvoy Conduct Problems as Predictors of Substance Abuse L. Robins M. Rutter Straight and devious pathways: From childhood to adulthood 1991 Cambridge University Press
23. F. Smit, K. Monshouwer, and J. Verdurmen Polydrug use among secondary school students: Combinations, prevalences and risk profiles Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 9 2002 355 365
24. C. Wibberley, and J.F. Price Young people's drug use: Facts and feelings - Implications for the normalisation debate Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 7 2000 147 162