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Lisa Williams
Researcher at University of Manchester
Publications - 20
Citations - 1175
Lisa Williams is an academic researcher from University of Manchester. The author has contributed to research in topics: Recreational drug use & Criminal justice. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 20 publications receiving 1073 citations.
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The Normalization of ‘Sensible’ Recreational Drug Use Further Evidence from the North West England Longitudinal Study
TL;DR: It is concluded that ‘sensible’ recreational drug use is becoming increasingly accommodated into the social lives of conventional young adults.
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Adding Spice to the Porridge: The development of a synthetic cannabinoid market in an English prison
TL;DR: The paper concludes that the rise in synthetic cannabinoid use in custody and the size of the drug market are posing significant challenges to the management of offenders; including healthcare, appropriate detection techniques, license recall and sanctions for both use and supply.
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Alcohol, cannabis, ecstasy and cocaine: drugs of reasoned choice amongst young adult recreational drug users in England
Lisa Williams,Howard Parker +1 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that any reductions in recreational drug use are likely to be delayed beyond traditional markers, and this style of recreationaldrug use by generally conforming adults offers a severe challenge to current national drugs strategy.
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Intoxicated weekends: young adults’ work hard–play hard lifestyles, public health and public disorder
Howard Parker,Lisa Williams +1 more
TL;DR: Better management of nightlife requires an integrative strategy which recognizes the added value of focusing on the care and welfare of the overall going-out population rather than targeting ‘trouble makers’ and reacting to ad hoc disorder and mishap.
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Illegal Leisure Revisited: Changing Patterns of Alcohol and Drug Use in Adolescents and Young Adults
TL;DR: This chapter discusses drug use trends amongst Young Britons 1980 - 2010, and the normalisation of Recreational Drug Use.