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Aproximación de las redes sociales: una vía alterna para el estudio de la conducta de uso de drogas y su tratamiento

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: "The purpose of this article is to show the principal contributions ofthe social network perspective to the understanding of drug usebehavior and its treatment, based on a review of studies undertakenusing this approach.The study of social networks has become a new means ofexplaining the causality of numerous social phenomena. It has provedto be a valuable contribution to the understanding of various problemsrelated to individuals physical and mental health, including druguse behavior.The literature has shown that the study of social networkscontains the key to understanding drug use initiation and progressionover time, since it has been proved that persons that use and abusedrugs are often surrounded by friends, relatives and acquaintancesthat abuse these substances or approve of this behavior..."

Source: Redalyc (Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México)

Authors: Jorge Galván, Guadalupe Serna, Alejandro Hernández

Institutions: Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz, Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación

Language: Spanish

Topic: Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2120150269

FWCI: 0.22

Cites: 79

Cited by: 6

Related to: 10