Soller Brian, Lee Juliet P
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
J Adolesc Res. 2010 Nov 1;25(6):783-806. doi: 10.1177/0743558410376828.
This article examines why Southeast Asian American adolescents and emerging adults in two urban settings prefer to use "blunts," or hollowed-out cigars filled with marijuana, over other methods of drug intake. Rationales for preferring blunts were both instrumental and social. Blunts allowed users to more easily share marijuana, the preferred drug among their peers, and protected against potential adverse effects associated with the "high." Blunts also allowed users to identify with the dominant style of drug use and differentiate themselves from users of stigmatized drugs such as crack cocaine and methamphetamine. This article highlights the importance of drug-intake methods in the formation and performance of drug-using behaviors among adolescents, emerging adults, and members of ethnic minority subgroups.
本文探讨了在两个城市环境中的东南亚裔美国青少年和刚成年的年轻人为何更喜欢使用“钝器”（即中空并填充大麻的雪茄）而非其他吸毒方式。选择钝器的理由既有工具性的，也有社交性的。钝器让使用者更轻松地分享大麻（这是他们同龄人中首选的毒品），并能抵御与“嗨”感相关的潜在不良影响。钝器还让使用者认同主流吸毒方式，并将自己与吸食受污名化毒品（如快克可卡因和甲基苯丙胺）的人区分开来。本文强调了吸毒方式在青少年、刚成年的年轻人以及少数族裔亚群体成员吸毒行为的形成和表现中的重要性。
