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The cultural accommodation of licit and illicit drugs amongst university students By Dr David Patton
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University Student Drug Use 2014

Jun 21, 2015

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Dr David Patton a Principal Lecturer at Leeds Beckett University conducted a drug prevalence survey in 2014 with University students in a large city in the North West of England. Findings show a high level of accommodation of legal and illegal drugs including study drugs and new psychoactive substances.
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Page 1: University Student Drug Use 2014

The cultural accommodation of licit and illicit drugs amongst university students

By Dr David Patton

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Bennett & Holloway (2014) state “ relatively little is Known about misuse of drugs amongst university students”

Webb et al (1996) 59% lifetime drug prevalence rate

Bennett & Holloway (2014) 41% lifetime prevalence rate

Newbury-Birch et al (2001) 66% lifetime cannabis prevalence rate

Makhoul et al (1998) between 20 – 25% of students were regular cannabis users

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Sample

Sressed Happy/enjoy Anxious Worried0

50100

Felt Recently About Course

N =

51% of students had a job

And would work 15 hours in a typical average week

F 62% | M 38%

UG | 91% PG | 9%Reasons for MissingUniversity Sessions

1. Illness (57%)2. Catching up with work

(43%)3. Hangover (35%) (Drug ‘hangover’ – 11%)

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Traditional

Study' drugs

New Psychoactive

Any drug

56

41

24

56

45

10

15

45

29

8

8

31

Drug Prevalence Rates

Last Month Last 12 months Lifetime1 in 4 are current drug users

Fun/P

leasure

Stress

Relief

Enhance

0

10

20

30

40

50 4741

35

Reason for Consumption

Drugs of Choice

Traditional1. Cannabis (53%)2. Ecstasy (32%)3. Cocaine (26%)

Study Drugs4. Modifinil (5%)5. Adderall (3%)6. Ritalin (2%)

New Psychoactive Substances7. Ketamine (20%)8. Methedrone (12%)9. GBL (3%)

Drug Prevalence

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3rd year students had highest levels Of lifetime drug prevalence rates

02040

Average Age of First Use

Drug Prevalence

14Alcohol & Tobacco

17 Traditional drugs 19 New Psychoactive drugs

20 Study drugs

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Of students had tried 2 or more drugs during the course of 1 drug episode

“To have a bangin night!”

Alcohol + Tobacco + Ecstasy + Cocaine

Alcohol + AMT (Alpha-methyltryptamine) + Cannabis + Salvia +Tobacco

2cb + LSD+ MDMA + Ketamine + Nitrous Oxide + Cannabis + Alcohol

Poly Drug Consumption

“I’ve done every combination at some point”

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Very/easy to get drugs I want

or given drugs to another

% of students have

Drug Availability

“Very readily available; friends selling it. Cheap”

“My friend can get any she wants. Knows the right people”

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“Weed is easiest to get, people handing out numbers in the street, but some dealers don't drop off after midnight”

“Can get Coke, MDMA, MKAT and Cannabis within an hour”

Drug Availability

“I have been approached on the street more than twice by dealers, who at some points have even offered business cards and lighters with their numbers on!”

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“Other than LSD, I haven't found it hard to access drugs especially if I want to buy legal highs which are readily available on the internet and can have next day delivery by royal mail…

…Online drugs are incredibly cheap. Some websites have reward systems so if you buy a certain amount over a certain period you earn points which lower the price of future orders. This is my main reason for not buying cocaine - it is expensive and I can find drugs online that are cheaper, legal and have the same effect.”

Drug Availability

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Drug WiseTop 3 sources

students go for information about drugs & their effects

1. The internet 2. Friends 3. Housemates

75% of students said they were very/knowledgeable about drugs

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Close friends who use drugs

Said that they had no problem with others using drugs

65% of students said they feel very/comfortable when drug consumption is featured in the media they consume

Cultural Accommodation

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