Authors : Kittima Momen and Manop Kanato
Abstract: The objective of this case-control study has 2 folds: to test the relationship of family income and adolescence drug use behavior in particular club drugs in northeastern Thailand and to explore the potential risk factors that may contribute to their drug use behavior. Participants in this project were 335 adolescents who use club drugs in 2008 in the database while neighbouring control of the same sex as the cases were chosen by the ratio of 1:4. Of the 335 subjects, there were 67 cases and 268 controls. All interviews with samples took place in an academic institution in down town area to minimize the social sanction to the cases. Interviewed questionnaire was employed and analyzed by descriptive statistics, odd ratio, Chi-square and multiple logistic regression. It is emerged that entertainment visiting behavior significantly effects to the use of club drugs.
Kittima Momen and Manop Kanato, 2011. Risk Factors Associated with Club Drugs Users among Adolescents in Nong Khai and Udon Thani Provinces, Thailand. Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 8: 47-51.