Usages de drogues au féminin et production du savoir académique

Neff, Maïa

doi:10.3917/ds.423.0569

Cited by 8 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 59 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Although drug use is still perceived today as a more masculine practice [30][31][32][33] and mainly affects young people, especially males [9], women are also involved in these practices, which partly explains the low percentage of female subjects involved in this study. is result is supported by the study of Beck et al, who estimate that in the general population, men are still more likely to use cannabis regardless of the frequency of use, from experimentation to daily use, but the gap tends to decrease in recent years [11].…”

Section: Sociodemographic Characteristics Of the Subjectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Problematic Use of Cannabis in Cotonou: Profile of Some Subjects Received in the Laboratory between 2016 and 2021

Adounkpe

Béhanzin

Adehan

et al. 2022

Journal of Addiction

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Aims. The frequent use of cannabis by certain social strata often induces behavioral changes whose severity deserves to be evaluated. This study aims to describe the profile of some subjects in a situation of cannabis dependence received at the National Laboratory of Narcotics and Toxicology over the period from January 2016 to December 2021. Methodology. The approach of direct interviews with the respondents using a semistructured questionnaire made it possible to collect their sociodemographic characteristics, their experiences, and their reference trajectories. Results. A total of 48 patients, all single, with an average age of 18.13 ± 0.48 years, the majority of whom were male (77.08%) and of Beninese nationality (85.42%), were enrolled. They were pupils (58.34%), students (27.08%), and workers (14.58%). With a prevalence of consumption of 89.58%, the first experimentation of cannabis was done by imitation (83.3%), among friends (81.2%), and in schools (64.58%). The reasons for use include the search for thrills (29.20%) and the improvement of sexual energy performance (27.1%). Subjects between 64.58 and 79.17% reported having received complaints about their behavior after regular consumption of at least 3 joints of cannabis. Conclusion. The knowledge of the typical profile of subjects in a situation of dependence ensures early detection of problematic uses of cannabis and offers the opportunity to intervene a little earlier in front of this phenomenon.

show abstract

Section: Sociodemographic Characteristics Of the Subjectsmentioning

confidence: 99%