The importance of PEOPLE who use drugs within drug policy reform debates: Findings from the UK Drug Policy Voices online survey

Original research
par
Askew, Rebecca, Ben Griffiths & Melissa Bone

Date de publication

2022

Géographie

UK

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Oui

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Oui

Évalué par des pairs

Yes

L’objectif

This paper asks, what values do people who use drugs hold surrounding drug use and drug policy, and what factors predict these values?

Constatations/points à retenir

The exploratory factor analysis revealed a six-factor solution that identified important value positions for this respondent group, which are personal autonomy, paternalism 1; paternalism 2; legal injustice 1; legal injustice 2; and neoliberal governance. Age, gender, religious beliefs, political views, identifying as a recreational drug taker, using drugs recently, and having experience of working or studying in the substance use/drug policy field are predictors of these value positions.

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

Online purposive sampling (n=1217)

Mots clés

About PWUD
Policy/Regulatory