Pritchard C, Cox M
Department of Social Work Studies, University of Southampton.
Public Health. 1990 Nov;104(6):425-35. doi: 10.1016/s0033-3506(05)80085-x.
This study of drug and solvent misuse and knowledge of the HIV link amongst 934 secondary school students, completes a third survey concerned with prevalence of drug misuse. Drug and/or solvent misuse was found in 16% of the sample including 5% who use hard drugs, which since 1985 represents a 3% decline, but a 1% increase in the use of hallucinogens. The misusers were compared with the non-users with regard to their social characteristics, other illegal behaviour and their knowledge of HIV and other public health concerns. There were some surprises concerning the gender results. Misusers were found to be more socially disadvantaged and more involved in other negative behaviour. Despite reasonable knowledge about HIV-related matters, the misuser group were less accurate on all public health issues, appearing to 'deny' the potential risks associated with drug misuse.
这项针对934名中学生药物和溶剂滥用情况以及对艾滋病病毒关联的认知的研究，完成了有关药物滥用流行情况的第三次调查。在16%的样本中发现了药物和/或溶剂滥用情况，其中5%使用硬性毒品，自1985年以来，这一比例下降了3%，但致幻剂的使用增加了1%。将滥用者与非滥用者在社会特征、其他非法行为以及对艾滋病病毒和其他公共卫生问题的认知方面进行了比较。关于性别结果有一些惊人发现。滥用者被发现社会处境更为不利，且更多地参与其他负面行为。尽管对与艾滋病病毒相关的问题有一定了解，但滥用者群体在所有公共卫生问题上的认知准确性较低，似乎在“否认”与药物滥用相关的潜在风险。
