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Young People, Illicit Drug Use and the Question of Normalization

Pages 35-48 | Published online: 19 Aug 2010

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Arne van den Bos, Eric Blaauw & Bert Bieleman. (2023) University students and the normalisation of illicit recreational drug use. Journal of Youth Studies 26:7, pages 894-906.
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Mytaher Haskuka, Aliriza Arenliu & Kaltrina Kelmendi. (2018) The relationship between substance use and suicidal behaviour among adolescents in selected European countries: A test of normalisation theory. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 25:5, pages 413-421.
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Lisa Williams. (2016) Muddy waters?: Reassessing the dimensions of the normalisation thesis in twenty-first century Britain. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 23:3, pages 190-201.
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Nick M. Cristiano. (2014) Living in ecstasy: applying the normalization thesis to ecstasy use in Canada. Journal of Substance Use 19:6, pages 405-409.
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Marie Claire Van Hout. (2011) Differentiated normalization and drug transitions among rural youth in Ireland. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 18:2, pages 124-131.
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Jakob Demant, Signe Ravn & Sidsel Kirstine Thorsen. (2010) Club studies: methodological perspectives for researching drug use in a central youth social space. Leisure Studies 29:3, pages 241-252.
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Sarah C.E. Riley & Graham Blackman. (2008) Between Prohibitions: Patterns and Meanings of Magic Mushroom Use in the UK. Substance Use & Misuse 43:1, pages 55-71.
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Nicole W. T. Cheung & Yuet W. Cheung. (2006) Is Hong Kong Experiencing Normalization of Adolescent Drug Use? Some Reflections on the Normalization Thesis. Substance Use & Misuse 41:14, pages 1967-1990.
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