Interrelated factors in drug use
Printer-friendly versionMisuse of drugs: psychosocial and environmental influences
To demonstrate how the psychosocial and environmental factors are interrelated in respect of illicit drug use, Tones and Tilford developed a model (below).>1 This model reinforces the view that illicit drug use is complex and does not lend itself easily to single cause explanations.
Misuse of drugs: psychosocial and environmental influences 1
References
- Tones K, Tilford S. Health education effectiveness, efficiency and equity. 2nd edition. London: Chapman and Hall, 1994.