Abstract
This article investigates the nature and extent of alcohol and other drug-related litter in a residential community. This was done by means of a survey of such litter conducted in the social housing `schemes' of a Scottish town, piloting the use of interpretive photography to assess the threat that these pose in the community (n = 1239 pictures of such items). The survey found little evidence of hazardous illegal drug-related litter (number of sets of needles/syringes) in comparison to alcohol litter such as broken bottles. The photographs taken also illustrated the ways in which the risks posed by such litter could vary, according to the type of items concerned (e.g. plastic vs. glass, especially screw-cap, bottles) and their locations.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 71-83 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Addiction Research and Theory |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2010 |
Keywords
- drug and alcohol use
- litter
- Scottish social housing community
Documents and Links
- Forsyth, A & Davidson, N (2010) The nature and extent of alcohol-related litter
Originally published in: Addiction Research and Theory (2010), 18 (1), pp.71-83. Final version of article available from publisher's website below. Addiction Research and Theory published by Informa Healthcare. Copyright © 2010 Informa Plc.