Original research
by
Askew, Rebecca, Ben Griffiths & Melissa Bone
Release Date
2022
Geography
UK
Language of Resource
English
Full Text Available
Yes
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
Yes
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Objective
This paper asks, what values do people who use drugs hold surrounding drug use and drug policy, and what factors predict these values?
Findings/Key points
The exploratory factor analysis revealed a six-factor solution that identified important value positions for this respondent group, which are personal autonomy, paternalism 1; paternalism 2; legal injustice 1; legal injustice 2; and neoliberal governance. Age, gender, religious beliefs, political views, identifying as a recreational drug taker, using drugs recently, and having experience of working or studying in the substance use/drug policy field are predictors of these value positions.
Design/methods
Online purposive sampling (n=1217)
Keywords
About PWUD
Policy/Regulatory
