Party use or use in boring moments? The situational meaning for juveniles of using Ketamine

• Main Authors: Yeh,Li-Chun, 葉俐君
• Other Authors: Jou,Su-Syan
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/78104500956581580583

碩士 === 國立臺北大學 === 犯罪學研究所 === 102 === According to the statistics of Executive Yuan Ministry of Health and Welfare, there is an increasing proportion in the juvenile abuse of illicit drugs, among which Ketamine has replaced ecstasy become the priority choice of juvenile drug. Most of the civil researches focus on the causes of juvenile using, while this study discussing the significance of juvenile using Ketamine in different situations. By analyzing the application behavior pattern of juveniles, to understand theirs value in using Ketamine. This study will use different situations of collective, individual and exchange, supplemented by Subculture Theory, General Strain Theory, Theory of Criminal Appeal and Situational Analysis Theory to explain the three phenomenons. This research aimed at 81 students in one juvenile correction institution to conduct the questionnaire survey on their using illicit drugs histories and histories of situation transformation. Major findings are summarized as follows: there is about seventy-nine percent of surveyed students use Ketamine. In the initial contact, there is ninety-four percent provided by a friend. In the situation of first using takes about ninety-five percent is collective. It occupies a greater number of subsequent using by participating in exchanging in individual and collective. Only minority of students choose to use individually in their subsequent using.Collective situation using Ketamine more happens "in a friend’s home", while more of the individual happens in "home". In addition to the questionnaire survey, this study chose the juveniles from the questionnaire who have the experience of using Ketamine, and divided them into three groups according to the situations of more often using in individual situatio, more often using in collective situation and individual situation and collective situation average . Next to choose two juveniles in each group to conduct semi-structured interview. From the interview found that: the significance of juvenile individual using Ketamine is "habit and bored", as using Ketamine can bring them great stimulation of pleasure, so that to replace other leisure activities. For party using Ketamine, when juvenile is contacting with the subculture, he will learn the value and behavior, and regard as being gained group identification. This study puts forward four suggestions: firstly, the limitation of justice and medical pattern effect, the problems of juveniles using Ketamine are continued to rise. Secondly, develop the periodic task of juveniles to make it achieve the full development. Thirdly, provide a good support system in helping to solve frustrating problem of double-loss juveniles. Fourth, attempt to prevent using drugs in private places.