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Direct linkO'Brien, Tom – Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, 2013
Heroin users are a stigmatized group of learners on the edge of society, whose struggle for recognition remains largely ignored. Drug treatment in the form of methadone and prescription drugs has only served to further stigmatize and disrespect their rights. Adult education aspires to be a discourse of resistance and a social movement for the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Recognition (Achievement), Adult Education, Drug Use
Woodall, James – Health Education, 2012
Purpose: There is a strong political imperative to regard the prison as a key social setting for health promotion, but evidence indicates that drug misuse continues to be a significant issue for many prisoners. This paper aims to examine the social and environmental factors within the setting that influence individuals' drug taking.…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Correctional Institutions, Focus Groups, Drug Use
Fernandez-Montalvo, Javier; Lopez-Goni, Jose J.; Arteaga, Alfonso – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
This study explored the prevalence of violent behaviors in patients who are addicted to drugs. A sample of 252 addicted patients (203 male and 49 female) who sought outpatient treatment was assessed. Information on violent behaviors, sociodemographic factors, consumption factors (assessed by the European version of the Addiction Severity Index…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Violence, Drug Addiction, Psychopathology
