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Table 1 Summary of populations and data sets

From: Illicit use of methadone and buprenorphine among adolescents and young adults in Sweden

 

Quantitative data

Qualitative data

General population of high school students

Survey data on drug use among Swedish high school students (CAN)

Interviews with high school counselors

Young drug users

Structured interview data from outpatient drug treatment units (UngDOK)

Interviews with police officers (adolescent units and drug squads), outreach/social street workers, youth workers, social workers within the police force, outpatient drug treatment staff, NGO-representatives

Adolescents and young adults with severe drug problems

Structured interview data from compulsory care units (SiS)

Interviews with addiction treatment staff (detox units, institutional care, compulsory care) and police officers (drug squads)