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Youth alcohol and drug use in rural Ireland - parents' views
Rural and Remote Health, 08/18/09

Van Hout MA – The results suggested parental concern with regard to increased rural drug exposure for youth in local rural communities. The majority of parents were aware of youth alcohol use but were concerned about all drugs, not aware of specific differences in drug–related risk, and had difficulty comprehending harm–reduction principles. Most parents recognised the need for greater parental monitoring, awareness of free time accountability, improved parent–child discourse, and visibility of services. Life in contemporary rural Ireland is influenced by dominant social changes in terms of the normalisation of alcohol and drug use in youth subcultures, with increased fragmentation of traditional rural family norms and values, emerging acceptability of alcohol and drug use in recreation time and the widespread availability of alcohol and drugs. There is a need to target rural parents using a community development approach in order to provide drug education, service visibility and family support for those experiencing problematic substance use.

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