Hughes P H, Jarvis G K, Khant U, Medina-Mora M E, Navaratnam V, Poshyachinda V, Wadud K A
Bull Narc. 1982 Apr-Jun;34(2):1-15.
To overcome the blanket of secrecy developed by many drug-abusing populations, special strategies have been used to generate more reliable and valid data on the extent and nature of the problem. The epidemiological rationale for eight strategies to identify cases of drug abuse are reviewed along with their limitations and examples of their application. The choice of strategies in any given setting will depend upon the drug-use patterns and legal framework of the particular society, the form of social organization developed by drug abusers and the types of contact they have with formal institutions such as law enforcement and treatment agencies.
为了打破许多吸毒群体所形成的保密壁垒，人们采用了一些特殊策略来获取关于该问题的范围和性质的更可靠、有效的数据。本文回顾了用于识别药物滥用案例的八种策略的流行病学原理，以及它们的局限性和应用实例。在任何特定情况下，策略的选择将取决于特定社会的药物使用模式和法律框架、吸毒者所形成的社会组织形式以及他们与执法和治疗机构等正规机构的接触类型。
