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| Title |
Perceptions of a drug prevention public service announcement campaign among street-involved youth in Vancouver, Canada: a qualitative study
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| Published in |
Harm Reduction Journal, January 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12954-017-0132-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Lianlian Ti, Danya Fast, William Small, Thomas Kerr |
| Abstract |
Due to the popularity of public service announcements (PSAs), as well as the broader health and social harms associated with illicit drug use, this study sought to investigate how drug prevention messages found in the Government of Canada's DrugsNot4Me campaign were understood, experienced, and engaged with among a group of street-involved young people in Vancouver, Canada. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 25 individuals enrolled in the At-Risk Youth Study, and a thematic analysis was conducted. Findings indicate that the campaign's messages neither resonated with "at-risk youth", nor provided information or resources for support. In some cases, the messaging exacerbated the social suffering experienced by these individuals. This study underscores the importance of rigorous evaluation of PSAs and the need to consider diverting funds allocated to drug prevention campaigns to social services that can meaningfully address the structural drivers of drug-related harms among vulnerable youth populations. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 11 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 36% |
| Spain | 3 | 27% |
| Argentina | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 3 | 27% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 10 | 91% |
| Scientists | 1 | 9% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 76 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 76 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 16% |
| Researcher | 7 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 8% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 12 | 16% |
| Unknown | 27 | 36% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 21 | 28% |
| Psychology | 5 | 7% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 3 | 4% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 4% |
| Arts and Humanities | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 11 | 14% |
| Unknown | 30 | 39% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 10. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 April 2021.
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#3,272,005
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Outputs from Harm Reduction Journal
#441
of 927 outputs
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#69,421
of 421,590 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Harm Reduction Journal
#5
of 17 outputs
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