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Unemployment and illegal drug use: Concordant evidence from a prospective study and national trends

Plant, Martin A.; Peck, David F.; Plant, Martin

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Martin A. Plant

David F. Peck

Martin Plant



Abstract

Data from a previous study of 1036 young people in the Lothian region that indicated an association between unemployment and illegal drug use were examined in more depth to investigate the inter-relation between duration of unemployment and the use of illegal drugs, alcohol, and tobacco. After factors such as social class background and educational qualifications had been taken into account a weak but significant association was found between duration of unemployment and illegal drug use. No such association was found for alcohol or tobacco. Similar results were obtained from an analysis of national statistics related to unemployment and illegal drug use. Both sets of data thus indicate that illegal drug use is moderately associated with unemployment. © 1986, British Medical Journal Publishing Group. All rights reserved.

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Plant, M. A., Peck, D. F., & Plant, M. (1986). Unemployment and illegal drug use: Concordant evidence from a prospective study and national trends. British medical journal (Clinical research ed.), 293(6552), 929-932. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.293.6552.929

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Oct 11, 1986
Deposit Date Jan 21, 2010
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal British Medical Journal (Clinical research ed.)
Print ISSN 0267-0623
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 293
Issue 6552
Pages 929-932
DOI https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.293.6552.929
Keywords unemployment illegal drug use
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1113061
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.293.6552.929

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