Van Hout, Marie Claire and Hearne, Evelyn (2017) The changing landscape of Irish Traveller alcohol and drug use. Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy, 24, (2), pp. 220-222. DOI:10.1080/09687637.2016.1197886.
The aim of this commentary is to illustrate how the changing social situation and fragmentation of Traveller culture overtime which once offered resilience and protection against alcohol and drug abuse has contributed to a rise in associated problems and addiction within Traveller communities in Ireland. We present here extant available literature on this issue.
A Substance use and dependence > Prevalence > Substance use behaviour > Alcohol consumption
B Substances > Substances in general
F Concepts in psychology > Attitude > Attitude toward substance use > Attitude toward person who uses substances (user)
HJ Treatment or recovery method > Substance disorder treatment method
MA-ML Social science, culture and community > Sociocultural discrimination > Minority group (racial / ethnic group, immigrant, Traveller)
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
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