Trajectories of drug use among French young people: Prototypical stages of involvement in illicit drug use
Journal of Substance Use January 20, 2016 Stéphanie Baggio, Stanislas Spilka, Joseph Studer et al. 9 citations
Among French 17-year-olds, patterns of illicit drug use fall into two distinct groups: one including amphetamines, cocaine, ecstasy, magic mushrooms, poppers, and solvents; the other including crack, GHB, heroin, LSD, and ketamine. Trajectories typically involve the first group before the second. Preventive efforts should target early teens, as very young users are more likely to progress to illicit drug use. The findings suggest that future studies should distinguish these two groups rather than lumping all illicit drugs together.