Introduction

  • Kathryn Daley
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Abstract

Many young people use drugs, but few do so to the point that professional intervention is required. Why is it that some young people go “off the rails” while others seem remarkably resilient despite having faced seemingly insurmountable adversity? These questions are tackled by Daley as she examines the key debates about youth substance abuse including the normalisation thesis and risk/protective factor approach. Daley highlights that there is an absence of sociological knowledge about the pathway from childhood trauma to substance abuse, and it is only through understanding this can the question of how some young people come to experience drug problems be adequately answered.

Keywords

Young People Substance Abuse Recreational Drug Problematic Drug Problematic Substance 
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  • Kathryn Daley
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  1. 1.RMIT UniversityMelbourneAustralia

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