Table 1.

Individual and Social Network Substance Use Norms Sample Quotes

Qualitative codes and subcodes	Selected qualitative quotes
Substance use choices
Anything goes	- I just didn’t care. I’d do anything. I’d let anybody else do anything.
Undesirable substance use	- I don’t condone the use any, any illegal drugs, period. I don’t even like drinking or smoking…it inhibits you.
Substance use distinctions	-I mean everyone smokes pot sometimes. But it’s not like an addiction you know it’s smoke here and there and then you know have fun.
Safety concerns
Knowing your limits	-If I’ve got a buzz, I got to stop because if I drink more than what I’m supposed to, I get so drunk and I will get myself into trouble.
Drug-related safety	- try a little bit and see how it [the drug] does.
Buddy system	- Stay with the other person [substance user] to make sure they don’t…end up all fucked up laying somewhere.
Encouraging and discouraging messages
Offering and visibility	- He’ll probably just be like ‘come on, just one drink, come on that’s it’ that kind of pressure.
No encouragement necessary	- I’ve never needed no encouragement. I just do it on my own.
Words of warning	-All of them say ‘Just stay clean.’ They, they’re always telling me, ‘Don’t, don’t use this, it’s just complications.’
Avoidance	- If you are a crack-head, you’re gonna have to do it in your tent and nobody else can be around.
Substance use situations
Managing emotions	- Um back when I was using um, [in] stressful situations, when I was mad, [and] when I was sad. I used emotionally, every emotion..
Managing social situations	- I’ll do it because I feel like well if everybody else is getting fucked up that’ll give me more of the reason to you know just fit-like go right along with it.