Anthropologists have written about illicit drug use in the Western cultural context
since the 1960s and recent years have seen an increased interest. At the same
time, young people have become a significant “risk group” in public health efforts
to reduce illicit drug use. In particular, youth living or spending time on the street
have been the target of interventions. The following thesis describes youth
connected to one such intervention in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Youth
connected to Bridging the Gap: A Citizen Engagement Initiative in the Interests of
Crystal Meth Prevention, Education and Intervention are described in terms of
demographic characteristics, health and substance use. They are compared with
youth from another study of street-involved youth in the area (Risky Business:
Experiences of Street Youth) and a random sample of youth in Victoria (the
Healthy Youth Survey). Data were collected in 39 survey-based interviews and 3
qualitative interviews.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:uvic.ca/oai:dspace.library.uvic.ca:1828/1410 |
| Date | 12 May 2009 |
| Creators | Perkin, Kathleen |
| Contributors | Roth, Eric Abella |
| Source Sets | University of Victoria |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | Available to the World Wide Web |
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