Cocaine use in Amsterdam in non deviant subcultures

摘要: Cocaine use was studied in Amsterdam among experienced users not drawn from biased populations of treatment clients, prison inmates, or prostitutes, but the much larger pool community based cocaine users. two samples, 160 1987 and 108 1991, recruited using snowball sampling techniques. Sixty-four respondents were also reinterviewed 1991. Data gathered these three investigations primarily focus on effects consequences use, circumstances development level rules applied to general. The largest single group (50%) never exceed a low (less than .5 grams week). About one five progress high 2.5 week more during their top period use. Sustained is rare. There are clear indications that tend diminish over time, lace it with periods abstention, adjust social functions. Negative prevented by series surrounding although no user escapes occurrence negative altogether. In we different projects between Our first study consisted depth interviews (Cohen 1989). second interviewed 64 four years later 1991 Sas 1993). Also ‘new users’ same interview instrument as 1987. New those who started regular after 1986 1994, forthcoming). following contribution will explain methodological design studies, then some major outcomes. * With gratitude Ernest Drucker, Ph.D. (New York), Harm ’t Hart, (Utrecht) Lana Harrison (Washington) for helpful remarks an earlier version this paper. Peter Cohen & Arjan