Ghent University, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Universiteitstraat 4, B-9000 Gent, Belgium.
Int J Drug Policy. 2011 Nov;22(6):491-7. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.10.005. Epub 2011 Nov 17.
Drug prevention is insufficiently tailored to the needs of vulnerable groups and often concentrates on the general population.
A qualitative youth-centred design, based on group techniques was used to ask vulnerable young people about their needs and expectations regarding drug prevention practices. Participants comprised 160 young people, aged 12-21 years who had emotional and behavioural disorders and who lived in institutions in the mental health care system in Flanders.
Findings showed that common prevention and education practices are often insufficient or not applicable to the participants' situation. The young people criticised the institutions' reaction to drug use because it tried to control and sanction their use and paid scant attention to their reasons for drug use. They also held negative views about drug treatment. Their experiences had taught them that control and sanctioning were the dominant reactions to drug use.
If drug (prevention) policy is to appeal to vulnerable young people, their views on what would make a good prevention policy must be taken into account.
药物预防措施不能针对弱势群体的需求进行个性化定制，而且往往集中于普通人群。
本研究采用以青年为中心的定性研究设计，并结合小组技术，旨在了解弱势青年对药物预防实践的需求和期望。参与者包括 160 名年龄在 12-21 岁之间、患有情绪和行为障碍的年轻人，他们居住在佛兰德斯精神卫生保健系统的机构中。
研究结果表明，常见的预防和教育措施往往不足以解决或不适用参与者的情况。年轻人批评机构对药物使用的反应，因为机构试图控制和制裁他们的使用，而很少关注他们使用药物的原因。他们对药物治疗也持负面看法。他们的经验告诉他们，控制和制裁是对药物使用的主要反应。
如果药物（预防）政策要吸引弱势青年，就必须考虑他们对良好预防政策的看法。
