Drug consumption in Mexican immigrants interviewed in northwest Mexico-USA border cities

The purpose of this research was to confirm the existence of a relationship between the immigration stay in the United States and the use of illicit drugs. By applying a nonprobabilistic sample in Tijuana, Nogales and Ciudad Juarez 567 immigrants, were interviewed 77.8% were males (average of 29 yea...

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Autores principales:	Sánchez–Huesca, Ricardo, Arellanez–Hernández, Jorge Luis
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Publicado:	Universidad Autónoma de Baja California 2011
Materias:	migration immigration illicit drugs substance abuse mental health. Social Sciences Demography Sociology Social influence Social problems Psychology Motivation mental and moral life Immigrants alcoholism drug habit drug abuse migración emigración drogas ilícitas consumo de drogas salud mental. Ciencias sociales Demografía Sociología La influencia social Los problemas sociales Psicología Motivación La vida mental y moral Inmigrantes Alcoholismo Hábito de drogas El abuso de drogas
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spelling	repositorioinstitucional-20.500.12930-64682023-05-09T17:04:15Z Drug consumption in Mexican immigrants interviewed in northwest Mexico-USA border cities Uso de drogas en migrantes mexicanos captados en ciudades de la frontera noroccidental México–Estados Unidos Sánchez–Huesca, Ricardo Arellanez–Hernández, Jorge Luis migration immigration illicit drugs substance abuse mental health. Social Sciences Demography Sociology Social influence Social problems Psychology Motivation mental and moral life Immigrants alcoholism drug habit drug abuse migración emigración drogas ilícitas consumo de drogas salud mental. Ciencias sociales Demografía Sociología La influencia social Los problemas sociales Psicología Motivación La vida mental y moral Inmigrantes Alcoholismo Hábito de drogas El abuso de drogas The purpose of this research was to confirm the existence of a relationship between the immigration stay in the United States and the use of illicit drugs. By applying a nonprobabilistic sample in Tijuana, Nogales and Ciudad Juarez 567 immigrants, were interviewed 77.8% were males (average of 29 years old). The main reason of their immigration was the search for an “economic improvement”; the most of they did not have the documentation to cross the border. The main destinations were California, Arizona and Texas. When comparing the use of illicit drugs before and after the immigration experience, the number of users of cocaine and methamphetamine were found to significantly increase. The “curiosity” was the main reason to drug use, as well as the fact of being “invited by friends”. Other reasons seem to be associated to the immigration experience: some used drugs because they felt depressed or because they needed to take a break and feel relaxed after working. These findings make it possible to confirm that the immigration experience modifies the pattern of use of drugs in some immigrants who have previously used this kind of substances; some others start using them during the immigration stay. La presente investigación se diseñó con el objetivo de identificar si la experiencia migratoria de mexicanos a Estados Unidos puede ser un facilitador para el consumo de drogas. Mediante un muestreo no probabilístico se encuestó a 567 migrantes en retorno mayores de 18 años, en Tijuana, Nogales y Ciudad Juárez, siendo la mayoría de ellos varones con una edad promedio de 29 años. El principal motivo para migrar está asociado con la mejora económica, y la forma de cruce es predominantemente sin documentos. Los principales lugares de destino fueron California, Arizona y Texas. Durante la estancia migratoria se observó un incremento significativo en el uso de cocaína y metanfetaminas. Los principales motivos para usar alguna droga ilícita se relacionan con la curiosidad, la invitación de amigos, la depresión y para aminorar el cansancio producido por el trabajo, estos dos últimos aspectos relacionados con la estancia migratoria. Los resultados sugieren que en quienes ya han usado sustancias, la experiencia migratoria puede llevarlos a consumir otras drogas: para quienes iniciaron en Estados Unidos parece ser una opción para aminorar el malestar emocional que genera el choque cultural. 2011-01-01 2021-06-03T03:34:00Z 2021-06-03T03:34:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Non-probability sampling exploratory surveys to 567 migrants Muestreo no probabilístico de carácter exploratorio, encuestas a 567 migrantes https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/113 10.21670/ref.2011.23.a01 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12930/6468 spa https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/113/200 https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/113/218 Derechos de autor 2014 Estudios Fronterizos, Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades application/pdf text/html Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Estudios Fronterizos Revista; Vol. 12 No. 23 (2011); 9-26 Estudios Fronterizos; Vol. 12 Núm. 23 (2011); 9-26 2395-9134 0187-6961
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topic	migration immigration illicit drugs substance abuse mental health. Social Sciences Demography Sociology Social influence Social problems Psychology Motivation mental and moral life Immigrants alcoholism drug habit drug abuse migración emigración drogas ilícitas consumo de drogas salud mental. Ciencias sociales Demografía Sociología La influencia social Los problemas sociales Psicología Motivación La vida mental y moral Inmigrantes Alcoholismo Hábito de drogas El abuso de drogas
spellingShingle	migration immigration illicit drugs substance abuse mental health. Social Sciences Demography Sociology Social influence Social problems Psychology Motivation mental and moral life Immigrants alcoholism drug habit drug abuse migración emigración drogas ilícitas consumo de drogas salud mental. Ciencias sociales Demografía Sociología La influencia social Los problemas sociales Psicología Motivación La vida mental y moral Inmigrantes Alcoholismo Hábito de drogas El abuso de drogas Sánchez–Huesca, Ricardo Arellanez–Hernández, Jorge Luis Drug consumption in Mexican immigrants interviewed in northwest Mexico-USA border cities
description	The purpose of this research was to confirm the existence of a relationship between the immigration stay in the United States and the use of illicit drugs. By applying a nonprobabilistic sample in Tijuana, Nogales and Ciudad Juarez 567 immigrants, were interviewed 77.8% were males (average of 29 years old). The main reason of their immigration was the search for an “economic improvement”; the most of they did not have the documentation to cross the border. The main destinations were California, Arizona and Texas. When comparing the use of illicit drugs before and after the immigration experience, the number of users of cocaine and methamphetamine were found to significantly increase. The “curiosity” was the main reason to drug use, as well as the fact of being “invited by friends”. Other reasons seem to be associated to the immigration experience: some used drugs because they felt depressed or because they needed to take a break and feel relaxed after working. These findings make it possible to confirm that the immigration experience modifies the pattern of use of drugs in some immigrants who have previously used this kind of substances; some others start using them during the immigration stay.
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author	Sánchez–Huesca, Ricardo Arellanez–Hernández, Jorge Luis
author_facet	Sánchez–Huesca, Ricardo Arellanez–Hernández, Jorge Luis
author_sort	Sánchez–Huesca, Ricardo
title	Drug consumption in Mexican immigrants interviewed in northwest Mexico-USA border cities
title_short	Drug consumption in Mexican immigrants interviewed in northwest Mexico-USA border cities
title_full	Drug consumption in Mexican immigrants interviewed in northwest Mexico-USA border cities
title_fullStr	Drug consumption in Mexican immigrants interviewed in northwest Mexico-USA border cities
title_full_unstemmed	Drug consumption in Mexican immigrants interviewed in northwest Mexico-USA border cities
title_sort	drug consumption in mexican immigrants interviewed in northwest mexico-usa border cities
publisher	Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
publishDate	2011
url	https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/113
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Drug consumption in Mexican immigrants interviewed in northwest Mexico-USA border cities

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