Motivational characteristics of recreational drug use among emerging adults in social settings: an integrative literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Recreational drug use by emerging adults has been identified as an increasingly normalized trend in social contexts. It has been documented that the consumption of these substances regularly occurs at music festivals, raves, nightlife and party settings. While it is known that emerging adults participate in these risk-taking behaviors, what is not known is their motivational characteristics for use. The aim of this review to identify and review literature describing the motivations for recreational drug use and drug choice (excluding alcohol, cannabis and tobacco) by emerging adults in social settings to inform selection of appropriately aligned harm reduction education and health messaging interventions.

Methods

Whittemore and Knafl's (2005) integrative approac

SUBMITTER: Lojszczyk A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10644826 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature