Citation

Spunt BJ, Goldstein PJ, Bellucci PA, Miller T. J. Psychoactive Drugs 1990; 22(3): 293-303.

Affiliation

Narcotic and Drug Research, Inc., New York, New York 10013.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Haight-Ashbury Publications in association with the Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinic)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2286862

Abstract

This article examines the drug relatedness of violent events reported by White, Black, and Hispanic male and female street drug users from New York City. The primary purpose is to determine if the drugs-violence relationship varies for these different populations of drug abusers. Drug relatedness is assessed according to a tripartite conceptual model of the general relationship between drugs and violence. Significant race/ethnicity and gender differences were found in regard to the number of violent events manifesting specific drug-related dimensions of violence, the drugs associated with these violent events, and the primary reasons for the occurrence of these events. The implications of these findings are discussed.

Language: en