Journal article
Putting in Work: Qualitative Research on Substance Use and Other Risk Behaviors Among Gang Youth in Los Angeles
Substance use & misuse, v 45(5), pp 736-753
Apr 2010
PMID: 20222782
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Abstract
Gang youth are notoriously difficult to access for research purposes. Despite this difficulty, qualitative research about substance use among gang youth is important because research indicates that such youth use more substances than their nongang peers. This manuscript discusses how a small sample of gang youth (n = 60) in Los Angeles was accessed and interviewed during a National Institute of Drug Abuse-funded pilot study on substance use and other risk behaviors. Topics discussed include the rationale and operationalization of the research methodology, working with community-based organizations, and the recruitment of different gang youth with varying levels of substance use.
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- Title
- Putting in Work: Qualitative Research on Substance Use and Other Risk Behaviors Among Gang Youth in Los Angeles
- Creators
- Bill Sanders - School of Criminal Justice and Criminalistics, California State University, Los Angeles, California, USAStephen E Lankenau - School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAJennifer Jackson-Bloom - Community, Health Outcomes and Intervention Research Program, The Saban Research Institute, Childrens Hospital, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Publication Details
- Substance use & misuse, v 45(5), pp 736-753
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000275470800007
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-77949439056
- Other Identifier
- 991014878116004721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Substance Abuse