Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka professionellas sätt att tala om ungdomar med regelbunden cannabisanvändning, samt att undersöka hur professionella talar kring cannabis som inkörsport till andra illegala droger. Studien har en diskursanalytisk utgångspunkt och en socialkonstruktionistisk ansats. Undersökningsmetoden är kvalitativa intervjuer. Undersökningen bygger på semistrukturerade intervjuer med åtta professionella yrkesverksamma personer som dagligen i sitt arbete möter ungdomar med regelbunden cannabisanvändning. Resultatet visar att professionellas sätt att tala om dessa ungdomar och deras drogproblematik skiljer sig åt, både vad gäller ungdomarna, drogproblematikens orsaker och vad som påverkar droganvändningen. Gemensamt för samtliga intervjupersoner är att man anser att cannabis är en farlig drog som fått allt större plats i samhället. Ungdomarna har en mindre negativ attityd till cannabis än tidigare. Slutsatsen är att resultatet visar på stora skillnader i sättet att tala om ungdomars drogproblematik och att det kan komma påverka framtida professionellas uppfattningar om problemen och dess lösningar.

<p>The purpose of this paper was to examine how young parenthood is represented by the professionals and their thoughts and experiences from meetings with the young parents, and how the professionals work with this group of parents. As professionals we refer to those who work with young parents, and the definition of young parents are parents in the ages 15-24. The paper also discusses what needs these parents have, and what kind of support the society offers, according to the professionals. The method we worked with was interviews and we interviewed six professionals to find out how the professionals looked upon the young parents and their situation. Earlier research has stated that young parenthood is associated with many risks and disadvantages for both the parents and their children. What we discovered was that young parenthood not necessarily has to be only about disadvantages. Many benefits were brought up during our interviews. Among others the professionals saw the young parents as more spontaneous and more to easy with their children, compared to older parents. The young parents also seemed less concerned than the older parents and their young age made them more biologically suited to have children. Some of the disadvantages we found were that many lacked higher education and trouble finding suitable accommodation because of lack of income. As a conclusion the professionals stated that a social network was of most importance for the young parents.</p>

The purpose of this paper was to examine how young parenthood is represented by the professionals and their thoughts and experiences from meetings with the young parents, and how the professionals work with this group of parents. As professionals we refer to those who work with young parents, and the definition of young parents are parents in the ages 15-24. The paper also discusses what needs these parents have, and what kind of support the society offers, according to the professionals. The method we worked with was interviews and we interviewed six professionals to find out how the professionals looked upon the young parents and their situation. Earlier research has stated that young parenthood is associated with many risks and disadvantages for both the parents and their children. What we discovered was that young parenthood not necessarily has to be only about disadvantages. Many benefits were brought up during our interviews. Among others the professionals saw the young parents as more spontaneous and more to easy with their children, compared to older parents. The young parents also seemed less concerned than the older parents and their young age made them more biologically suited to have children. Some of the disadvantages we found were that many lacked higher education and trouble finding suitable accommodation because of lack of income. As a conclusion the professionals stated that a social network was of most importance for the young parents.