Stimulant Use

Associated Documents (1)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Blum, Richard H.A cross-cultural study

Associated Hypotheses (11)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Blum, Richard H."When pressure toward developing obedient behavior in the child is high, then [alcohol use occurs; hallucinogens are used by adults rather than by all ages; stimulant use is moderate; male use of stimulants predominates; and stimulants are used by adults rather than by all ages]" (160-161)
Blum, Richard H."When early oral satisfaction is high, then: [alcohol use is by both sexes; there is high or excessive use of tobacco; and high or excessive use of stimulants]" (161)
Blum, Richard H."When pressure toward developing self-reliant behavior in the child is high, than: [alcohol use by males is predominant; stimulant use is by both sexes; and stimulant use is by all ages]" (161)
Blum, Richard H."When the community is kin-homogeneous, then: [moderate or no use of tobacco occurs; stimulants are limited or scarce; stimulants are used by adults only; opium is disapproved of and rarely used; and tobacco is limited or scarce]" (162)
Blum, Richard H."When the community is commonly exogamous rather than nonexogamous, then: [moderate or no use of alcohol occurs; stimulants are limited or scarce; and male use of stimulants occurs rather than use by both sexes]" (162-163)
Blum, Richard H."When cereals are produced other than root foods, then: [high or excessive use of alcohol occurs; hallucinogens are limited or scarce rather than plentiful; and high or excessive use of stimulants occurs rather than moderate or no use]" (164)
Blum, Richard H."When the natural environment is very harsh - desert, desert grasses, tundra, steppe - then: [alcohol is limited or scarce rather than plentiful; no use of tobacco occurs; personal rather than group use of hallucinogens occurs; and moderate use of stimulant occurs rather than high or excessive use]" (164)
Blum, Richard H."When food production is by intensive rather than simple agriculture, then: [moderate or no use of tobacco occurs; and high or excessive use of stimulants occurs rather than moderate or no use]" (164)
Blum, Richard H."When class stratification based on wealth and/or occupational status is present, or based on occupation alone, then: [extent of hallucinogen use is not increased; high or excessive use of stimulants occurs rather than moderate or no use; and the culture disapproves of the use of stimulants]" (165)
Blum, Richard H."When the society works in metal, then: [use of alcohol and stimulants occurs]" (166)
Blum, Richard H."When dreams are used to control supernatural powers, then: [high or excessive use of alcohol occurs; tobacco is limited or scarce; and there is high or excessive use of stimulants rather than moderate or no use]" (167)

Associated OCMs

  1. recreational and non-therapeutic drugs