Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ435407
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Gender Differences Associated with Adolescent Substance Abuse: Comparisons and Implications for Treatment.
Toray, Tamina; And Others
Family Relations, v40 n3 p338-44 Jul 1991
Examined gender differences in etiology, referral, and treatment for substance abuse in adolescents (n=930) in treatment. Major differences were found between males and females; suicide attempts, physical/sexual abuse, and family drug history were higher for females than for males. Males and females were similar in their patterns of drug abuse. (ABL)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehabilitation, Sex Differences, Substance Abuse
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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