Complementarite Methodologique Des Approches Quantitative Et Qualitative De La Recherche Dans Le Champ De La Toxicomanie

Abstract

Methodological complementarity of quantitative and qualitative research approaches in the study of toxicology. With the intention of showing the complementarity of quantitative and qualitative methods, this article presents three studies done in Paris and the Paris region between 1980 and 1986 in the domaine of toxicology. The first study analyzes 793 questionnaires of first requests of assistance made to specialized institutions, complemented by an ethnographic analysis. The second study analyzes 224 questionnaires and many non-directive interviews with imprisoned drug users. The last study concerns statistics of deaths attributed to the use of drugs. Quantitative Methodes, Qualitative Méthodes, Methodological Complementarity, Toxicology.

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