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040 _aAFVC
100 _aBax, Trent
_910024
245 _aThe life-course of methamphetamine users in Aotearoa/New Zealand :
_bschool, friendship and work
_cTrent Bax
260 _bSage,
_c2021
500 _aJournal of Criminology, 2021, Advance online publication, 26 May 2021
520 _aAs part of the first qualitative-based research on the life-course of methamphetamine users in Aotearoa/New Zealand, this paper analyses the life domains of school, friendship and work. Through application of interactional theory, this paper increases understanding of the situational contexts and interpersonal factors that influence drug use trajectories and the transition from one life domain to another by identifying the patterns within each domain and the influence school, friendship and work exerts on drug use and, conversely, how drug use impacts on school, friendship and work. The analysis discovered 20 commonly shared adverse experiences that hindered educational and employment success and contributed to drug use, including: negative school transitions, significant turning point events, weak commitment to school, poor school attitude and performance, low academic achievement, low school and work ambition, low parental expectations, and high levels of mental health issues, delinquency, delinquent peer involvement, bullying victimisation, work victimisation, unstable careers and illegal economic activities. Specifically, it was common for interviewees to ‘track backwards’ in high school. This study highlights the importance of the educational domain for altering drug use trajectories, especially high school. (Author's abstract). Record #7155
650 _aADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES
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650 4 _9207
_aDRUG ABUSE
650 4 _aEDUCATION
_9218
650 4 _aEMPLOYMENT
_9227
650 4 _9325
_aINTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
650 _aMETHAMPHETAMINE
_95202
650 _aQUALITATIVE RESEARCH
_9485
650 _aSEXUAL HARASSMENT
_9534
650 4 _aSEXUAL VIOLENCE
_9531
651 4 _aNEW ZEALAND
_92588
773 0 _tJournal of Criminology, 2021, Advance online publication, 26 May 2021
830 _aJournal of Criminology
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856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1177/26338076211017180
_zDOI: 10.1177/26338076211017180
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_cARTICLE