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發佈日期6/2004
研究名稱Cough Medicine Abuse among Young People in Hong Kong
調查、委託機構Department of Social Work、The Chinese University of Hong Kong、Tung Wah Group of Hospitals、Research Program on Human Behavior and the Social Environment、Social Welfare Practice and Research Centre
抽樣方法Non-random Sampling
調查方法Self-administered Questionnaire、Focus Group
訪問對象Self-administered Questionnaire：people above 11；Focus Group：16-33 years old drug abuser for 3-11 years, social worker and youth drug abusers’ parents
樣本數量Self-administered Questionnaire：225；Focus Group：19
主要數字、結果撮要1. Questionnaire Survey:

~ “Curiosity” (76.3%), “per influence” (67.5%), “seek stimulation, pleasure or euphoria” (50.6%) are the first 3 reasons for abusing cough medicine for the first time; while “Peer influence” (56.3%), “seek stimulation, pleasure or euphoria” (53.1%), “reduce stress, unhappiness or boredom” (46.9%) are the first 3 reasons for continued abuse of cough medicine.

~ 93.1% respondents continued to abuse cough medicine after first abuse.

~ The first 3 common venues for abusing cough medicine are electronic game centers (73.1%), one’s home (43.8%), and friends’ home (39.4%).

~ First 3 perceived consequences of abusing cough medicine are poor appetite (68.8%), deteriorating personality (60.0%) and dental decay (52.5%).

~ More good friends endorsing cough medicine abuse had higher levels of endorsement of cough medicine abuse (r=-0.32, p<0.001).

~ Better perceived relationship with mother had lower levels of endorsement of cough medicine abuse (r=-0.26, p<0.0001). 2. Focus Group:

~ All participants shared a view that their first use of cough medicine abuse was taken under the influence of peers.

~ All cough medicine abuser remarked that they had no problems at all to obtain legally controlled cough medicine from pharmacies.

~ Personal factors (self-awareness and insight) and support systems (family and service support) were identified to be the factors facilitating help seeking.
有關建議

~ Raise awareness of the harmful effects of cough medicine.

~ Helping professional should be trained to identify the high-risk cases.

~ Parents should be educated about the signs of cough medicine abuse, understand the peers of their children and how their children use money.

~ Promote wider publicity of related service and greater acceptance of abusers of cough medicine.
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