Martin A. Plant
Unemployment and illegal drug use: Concordant evidence from a prospective study and national trends
Plant, Martin A.; Peck, David F.; Plant, Martin
Authors
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.
Citation
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 |
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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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