The Other Side of the Story: Knowledge Transfer and Advice-Giving in a Drug Subculture |
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| Authors: | Alexandra C Marin Brian C Kelly Jeffrey T Parsons |
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| Institution: | 1. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA;2. Center for HIV Educational Studies &3. Training, CUNY, New York, NY, USA;4. Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA |
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| Abstract: | Widely used as a framework for understanding drug use initiation, social learning theory has lacked considerations of peer effects from the standpoint of the experienced user and applications to hard drugs. This study aims to extend social learning theory by examining the advice an experienced drug user would give a younger friend or relative expressing desire to experiment with club drugs. Forty qualitative interviews with club drugs users were analyzed. The experienced user’s own initiation, previous experiences, and risk perceptions are important in how advice is constructed. We discovered variations in advice-giving for friends and family members that may be based on considerations of age appropriateness. |
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