Citation

Roy E, Arruda N. Subst. Use Misuse 2015; 50(5): 630-641.

Affiliation

1Faculty of Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec; Researcher, Research Chair on addiction, Université de Sherbrooke , Sherbrooke , Québec.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.3109/10826084.2014.997825

PMID

25603495

Abstract

From July 2011, a one-year study based on ethnographic methodology was carried out in "crack houses" in the neighborhood of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in Montréal, Canada. The study aimed to explore the operational style of a specific indoor drug use setting and its impact on users' risky sexual and drug use behaviors in a context of drug market change. A thematic analysis of observational and interview notes was conducted. This study stresses the importance to examine the role of environmental factors in relation to crack smoking's health-related risks and to complement individual-based interventions with structural strategies. The study's limitations are noted.

Language: en