Poly-Drug Use And Violent Crime Among Offenders In The State Of Penang: A Cross-Sectional Study

Amphetamine-type stimulant (ATS) use is associated with a myriad of health problems such as HIV transmission, risky sexual behaviours, psychological problems and criminal behaviours. Though the relationship between illicit drug use and crime is poorly investigated in Malaysia, findings from internat...

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Main Author:	Krishnan, Harinderan
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2020
Subjects:	RM300-666 Drugs and their actions
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spelling	my-usm-ep.526152022-05-27T01:30:47Z Poly-Drug Use And Violent Crime Among Offenders In The State Of Penang: A Cross-Sectional Study 2020-10 Krishnan, Harinderan RM300-666 Drugs and their actions Amphetamine-type stimulant (ATS) use is associated with a myriad of health problems such as HIV transmission, risky sexual behaviours, psychological problems and criminal behaviours. Though the relationship between illicit drug use and crime is poorly investigated in Malaysia, findings from international perspectives show that people who use drugs (PWUDs) are more likely to be detained for criminal offences. This study determined the relationship between ATS poly-drug use and crime in a cohort of police detainees who were caught for criminal offences in the state of Penang. A total of 149 police detainees with current illicit drug use history were recruited through purposive and convenience sampling for this cross-sectional study. The surveys were conducted through face-to-face interviews with a semi-structured questionnaire. 2020-10 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/52615/ http://eprints.usm.my/52615/1/Pages%20from%20HARINDERAN%20AL%20KRISHNAN%20-%20TESIS.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Penyelidikan Dadah Dan Ubat-Ubatan
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description	Amphetamine-type stimulant (ATS) use is associated with a myriad of health problems such as HIV transmission, risky sexual behaviours, psychological problems and criminal behaviours. Though the relationship between illicit drug use and crime is poorly investigated in Malaysia, findings from international perspectives show that people who use drugs (PWUDs) are more likely to be detained for criminal offences. This study determined the relationship between ATS poly-drug use and crime in a cohort of police detainees who were caught for criminal offences in the state of Penang. A total of 149 police detainees with current illicit drug use history were recruited through purposive and convenience sampling for this cross-sectional study. The surveys were conducted through face-to-face interviews with a semi-structured questionnaire.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Krishnan, Harinderan
author_facet	Krishnan, Harinderan
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title	Poly-Drug Use And Violent Crime Among Offenders In The State Of Penang: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_short	Poly-Drug Use And Violent Crime Among Offenders In The State Of Penang: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full	Poly-Drug Use And Violent Crime Among Offenders In The State Of Penang: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_fullStr	Poly-Drug Use And Violent Crime Among Offenders In The State Of Penang: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full_unstemmed	Poly-Drug Use And Violent Crime Among Offenders In The State Of Penang: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_sort	poly-drug use and violent crime among offenders in the state of penang: a cross-sectional study
granting_institution	Universiti Sains Malaysia
granting_department	Pusat Penyelidikan Dadah Dan Ubat-Ubatan
publishDate	2020
url	http://eprints.usm.my/52615/1/Pages%20from%20HARINDERAN%20AL%20KRISHNAN%20-%20TESIS.pdf
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Poly-Drug Use And Violent Crime Among Offenders In The State Of Penang: A Cross-Sectional Study

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