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Trends in the Use and Misuse of Alcohol and Other Psychoactive Drugs in the United Kingdom: some perplexing connections

PLANT, MARTIN A.; PECK, DAVID F.; DUFFY, JOHN C.; Peck, D. F.; Duffy, J. C.; Plant, Martin

Authors

MARTIN A. PLANT

DAVID F. PECK

JOHN C. DUFFY

D. F. Peck

J. C. Duffy

Martin Plant



Abstract

Some of the initial results are presented of a continuing study. This is designed to review the patterns of association between the use and misuse of alcohol and other drugs, together with indicators of health, crime, social and economic trends. It is suggested that conventional correlational analysis is of little value in indicating the ‘real’ connection between variables measured on the basis of time series data. The use of ‘differencing’ and time lag correlations are briefly examined but it is concluded that some relationships remain very difficult to determine. Copyright © 1988, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved

Citation

DUFFY, J. C., PECK, D. F., PLANT, M. A., Peck, D. F., Duffy, J. C., & Plant, M. (1988). Trends in the Use and Misuse of Alcohol and Other Psychoactive Drugs in the United Kingdom: some perplexing connections. British journal of addiction, 83(8), 943-947. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.1988.tb01587.x

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 1988
Journal British Journal of Addiction
Print ISSN 0952-0481
Electronic ISSN 1360-0443
Peer Reviewed Not Peer Reviewed
Volume 83
Issue 8
Pages 943-947
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.1988.tb01587.x
Keywords alcohol, psychoactive drugs, United Kingdom
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1112780
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.1988.tb01587.x


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