The objectives of this study were to test the predictive power of self-control theory for
delinquency in a Chinese context, and to explore if social factors as predicted in social bonding …

Since the First International Conference on the Reduction of Drug-Related Harm, held in
1990, the term'harm reduction'has gained wide currency in the areas of public health and drug …

Agnew's general strain theory (GST) and Gottfredson and Hirschi's self-control theory represent
significant theoretical developments in sociology of deviance over the last two decades. …

This paper reviews a number of indicators of ethnicity commonly used in alcohol/drug use
studies. These include the racial, natal, symbolic and cultural approaches to ethnicity. The …

A drug is a substance that produces a psychoactive, chemical or medicinal effect on the user.
The psychoactive effect of mood-altering drugs is modulated by the user's perception of the …

Based on a self-report study of 1139 secondary school students in Hong Kong, this paper
estimates the strengths of selected family variables, school variables, peer variables, and …

The upsurge of consumption of party drugs among adolescents in recent years in Hong Kong
has been part of the global trend of adolescent recreational use of drugs at rave parties, …

This study examines the relationship between personal empowerment and life satisfaction
among self-help group members in Hong Kong. Personal empowerment is viewed as a form …

Since relapse is common among treated addicts, harm reduction efforts should be made to
minimize their levels of risk in their reuse of drugs. This paper applies the social capital …

Despite the large pool of research findings pertaining to ethnic and racial variations in the use
of drugs (including alcohol), the relationship between ethnicity and drug use has not been …