Belenko Steven, Dugosh Karen L, Lynch Kevin, Mericle Amy A, Pich Michele, Forman Robert F
Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
J Health Commun. 2009 Oct-Nov;14(7):612-30. doi: 10.1080/10810730903089622.
Given the uncertain effects of antidrug media campaigns, and the ease of finding online illegal drug information, research is needed on the Internet role in disseminating drug information to youths. This exploratory study analyzes National Survey of Parents and Youth (NSPY) data on drug website viewing among 12-18 year olds (N = 7,145). Approximately 10.4% reported drug-related website exposure: 5.4% viewed only websites that communicated how to avoid drugs or bad things about drugs (antidrug websites); 1.7% only viewed websites that communicated how to use drugs and good things about drugs (prodrug websites); and 3.2% viewed both types of websites. The low rates of viewing antidrug websites occurred despite efforts in the National Youth Antidrug Media Campaign (NYAMC) to encourage youths to visit such websites. Prodrug website viewers had used inhalants and been offered marijuana, perceived little risk in trying marijuana, intended to use marijuana, had close friends who used drugs, reported low parental monitoring, and had been exposed to antidrug media messages. Viewing antidrug websites was related to gender, income, likelihood of using marijuana in the next 12 months, having close friends who use drugs and talking to friends about avoiding drugs, parental monitoring, and drug prevention exposure. Prior prevention exposure increased drug website viewing overall, perhaps by increasing general curiosity about drugs. Because adolescents increasingly seek health information online, research is needed on how they use the Internet as a drug information source, the temporal relationships of prevention exposure and drug website viewing, and the effects of viewing prodrug websites on drug risk.
鉴于反毒品媒体宣传活动的效果不确定，且很容易在网上找到非法毒品信息，因此需要研究互联网在向青少年传播毒品信息方面所起的作用。这项探索性研究分析了全国父母与青少年调查（NSPY）中有关12至18岁青少年浏览毒品网站的数据（N = 7145）。约10.4%的人报告接触过与毒品相关的网站：5.4%的人只浏览过宣传如何避免毒品或毒品坏处的网站（反毒品网站）；1.7%的人只浏览过宣传如何使用毒品及毒品好处的网站（支持吸毒网站）；3.2%的人浏览过这两类网站。尽管全国青少年反毒品媒体宣传活动（NYAMC）努力鼓励青少年访问此类网站，但反毒品网站的浏览率依然很低。支持吸毒网站的浏览者曾使用过吸入剂且有人向他们提供过大麻，他们认为尝试大麻风险很小，打算使用大麻，有吸毒的密友，报告称父母监管较少，且接触过反毒品媒体信息。浏览反毒品网站与性别、收入、未来12个月内使用大麻的可能性、有吸毒的密友以及与朋友谈论避免吸毒、父母监管和毒品预防宣传有关。之前的预防宣传总体上增加了毒品网站的浏览量，这可能是因为增加了对毒品的普遍好奇心。由于青少年越来越多地在网上寻求健康信息，因此需要研究他们如何将互联网用作毒品信息来源、预防宣传与毒品网站浏览的时间关系，以及浏览支持吸毒网站对毒品风险的影响。
