Psychoactive uses of nitrous oxide: access, contexts of use and perceptions of risk

The OFDT has published Tendances No. 151 on the reasons behind the diverted use of nitrous oxide understood through user experiences.

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In order to document the social contexts of use a qualitative survey based on observations and individual interviews carried out with users has been done by the OFDT's Emerging Trends and New Drugs (TREND) observation scheme and by Sociotopie, a research group bringing together sociologists and anthropologists.

Publication type
Tendances
No.
151
Publication date
Language
French
English
Author(s)
GÉROME
Clément
TALVA
Antoine
Edited by
OFDT
Number of pages
8
Products & addictions
Nitrous oxide
Themes
Users
Specific population(s)
Adolescents
Festive settings
Territories
France
Dispositif d'enquête et d'observation
Sociological and qualitative surveys

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