Illegal leisure revisited : changing patterns of alcohol and drug use in adolescents and young adults /

Illegal leisure revisited : changing patterns of alcohol and drug use in adolescents and young adults /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Aldridge, Judith, 1963-, Measham, Fiona, Williams, Lisa
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hove ; New York : Routledge, 2011.
Series:Adolescence and society.
Subjects:
Youth > Drug use > Great Britain > Longitudinal studies.
Youth > Alcohol use > Great Britain > Longitudinal studies.
Drug abuse > Great Britain.
Drinking of alcoholic beverages > Great Britain.
Risk-taking (Psychology) in adolescence > Great Britain.
Table of Contents:
  • History lessons: drug use trends amongst young Britons 1980 - 2010
  • The North-West longitudinal study
  • Alcohol 'our favourite drug'
  • Patterns: an overview of drug offers, trying, use and drugs experiences across adolescence
  • Pathways: drug abstainers, former triers, current users and those in transition
  • Journeys: becoming users of drugs
  • Towards the normalisation of recreational drug use.