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dc.contributorDepartment of Applied Social Sciences-
dc.creatorShek, DTLen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-11T08:23:05Z-
dc.date.available2014-12-11T08:23:05Z-
dc.identifier.issn2356-6140en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10397/6846-
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHindawi Publishing Corporationen_US
dc.rightsCopyright © 2012 Daniel T. L. Shek. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.en_US
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dc.titlePersonal construction of cough medicine among young substance abusers in Hong Kongen_US
dc.typeJournal/Magazine Articleen_US
dc.identifier.spage1en_US
dc.identifier.epage14en_US
dc.identifier.volume2012en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1100/2012/754362en_US
dcterms.abstractAlthough cough medicine abuse is a growing problem in many places, there is no study examining the views of young substance abusers toward cough medicine. The objective of this study was to examine personal constructions of cough medicine abusers via the repertory grid tests (N=11). Several observations are highlighted from the study. First, personal constructions of cough medicine were mixed, including the benefits and harmful effects of its abuse. Second, although the informants perceived cough medicine to be addictive and harmful, they perceived cough medicine to be less addictive and less harmful than did heroin. Third, while the informants construed cough medicine to be similar to ketamine and marijuana, they also perceived cough medicine to possess some characteristics of heroin. Fourth, relative to the construed similarity between heroin and the gateway drugs (cigarette, beer, and liquor), the informants construed cough medicine to be more similar to the gateway drugs. Finally, a higher level of perceived dissimilarity between cough medicine and gateway drugs was related to a higher level of perceived harm of cough medicine abuse.-
dcterms.accessRightsopen access-
dcterms.bibliographicCitationThe scientific world journal, 2012, v. 2012, 754362, p. 1-14en_US
dcterms.isPartOfThe scientific world journalen_US
dcterms.issued2012-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000303922900001-
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84861023158-
dc.identifier.pmid22666149-
dc.identifier.eissn1537-744Xen_US
dc.identifier.artn754362-
dc.identifier.rosgroupidr64588-
dc.description.ros2012-2013 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journal-
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