Is Hong Kong experiencing normalization of adolescent drug use? Some reflections on the normalization thesis

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 41, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 1967-1990

  Cheung, Nicole W T ^a   Cheung, Yuet W ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Drug use; Hong Kong; Normalization; Risk society; Social capital

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; KETAMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; NARCOTIC AGENT; ORGANIC SOLVENT;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG ABUSE PATTERN; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SOCIETY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MOTIVATION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33845677513     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080601026019     Document Type: Article

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