Factors associated with recreational drug use

Wadsworth, Emma Jane Kirsty ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8656-5907, Moss, Sussanna C., Simpson, Sharon Anne and Smith, Andrew Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8805-8028 2004. Factors associated with recreational drug use. Journal of Psychopharmacology 18 (2) , pp. 238-248. 10.1177/0269881104042628

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Abstract

This study aimed to examine demographic, lifestyle, mental health and personality factors associated with illicit recreational drug use, heavy alcohol consumption and smoking in a community-based population sample. A postal questionnaire survey was conducted of people who were selected at random from the Electoral registers of Cardiff and Merthyr Tydfil. Illicit drug use was associated with risk taking, neuroticism, being male, having a higher education qualification, not being married, being unemployed, being aged under 25 years, smoking, heavy alcohol consumption and living in Cardiff. Smoking was associated with anxiety, depression, being female, lower income and educational qualifications, looking after the family or home, being aged over 25 years, illicit drug use and heavy alcohol use. Heavy alcohol consumption was associated with not being depressed, experiencing sleeping problems, risk taking, being male, higher income, no higher educational qualification, not being married, being a student, being aged under 25 years, smoking and illicit drug use. Illicit drug use, smoking and heavy alcohol use were strongly associated with each other. Illicit drug use was associated with alcohol use and, to an even greater extent, with smoking. Illicit drug and alcohol use were associated with similar characteristics, but smoking was associated with a rather different demographic combination.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine Psychology Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Uncontrolled Keywords:	alcohol; illicit recreational drugs; smoking
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
ISSN:	0269-8811
Last Modified:	07 Nov 2022 09:13
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/33890

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