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Osgood, D. Wayne; And Others – American Sociological Review, 1988
Examination of self-reports by high school seniors about substance abuse, dangerous driving, and other criminal behavior demonstrates that a relatively stable general involvement in deviance accounted for virtually all association between different types of deviance, but the stability of each behavior could be explained only by equally important…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Drinking, Illegal Drug Use
Goggin, K.; Metcalf, K.; Kennedy, S.; Wise, D.; Murray, T.; Broadus, K.; Burgess, D.; Reese-Smith, J.; Terhune, N.; Buckendahl, H.; Downes, A. – 2002
The purpose of this study was to determine if there was an association between HIV sexual risk and substance use behaviors among a sample of inner-city African American youth. As part of a larger study, youth (n=193) competed questionnaires that measured sexual risk as well as substance use. Participants were separated in to high risk and low risk…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Adolescent Behavior, Black Youth, Drinking
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. Office of Applied Studies. – 2002
This document presents the technical appendices and selected data tables from the 2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. Included are a description of the survey; statistical methods and limitations of the data; effects of changes in survey protocol on trend measurement; key definitions for the 1999-2001 survey years; and other sources of…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Cocaine, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehabilitation
Johnston, Lloyd D.; O'Malley, Patrick M.; Bachman, Jerald G. – 2000
This booklet presents an overview of the findings pertaining to eighth, tenth, and twelfth grade students from the 1999 Monitoring the Future Study. This overview focuses on recent trends in the use of various licit and illicit drugs. It also examines trends in the levels of perceived risk and personal disapproval associated with each drug, which…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cocaine, Drinking, Drug Use
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Kansas City, MO. – 2002
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation began surveying Kansas City area teens during the 1984-85 school year. The Kauffman Teen Survey now addresses two sets of issues for teens. Teen Health Behaviors, addressed in this report, have been a focus of the survey since its inception. The report focuses on teen use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Drinking, Drug Use, Health Behavior

Rienzi, Beth M.; And Others – Journal of Drug Education, 1996
To investigate gender differences in acceptance of substance abuse behavior among adolescents, 968 students were administered a questionnaire to assess their perceptions. Results show that both genders felt that boys would be more approving of teenage substance abuse. Most students were disapproving of a teenager driving after drinking. Other…
Descriptors: Drinking, High School Students, High Schools, Illegal Drug Use

Diego, Miguel A.; Field, Tiffany M.; Sanders, Christopher E. – Adolescence, 2003
Eighty-nine high school seniors completed a questionnaire on their feelings and activities, including their use of drugs. Adolescents with a low grade point average, high popularity, and high depression were more likely to smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, and smoke marijuana than were their peers. Cigarette and alcohol use predicted marijuana use,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Cocaine, Depression (Psychology)

Watts, W. David; Wright, Loyd S. – Adolescence, 1990
Examined relationship between drug use and delinquent behavior among 348 high school males and 89 adjudicated delinquent males in maximum-security facility for violent and repeat offenders. Self-reported alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and other illegal drug use were all significantly related to minor and violent delinquency for all 3 racial groups…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blacks, Cultural Differences, Delinquency

Chappin, Sean R.; Brook, Judith S. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2001
A longitudinal study assessed the relationship between Black and Puerto Rican adolescent generational status (since immigration) and psychosocial factors predicting later marijuana use. Interviews with 108 Blacks and 392 Puerto Ricans at ages 14 and 19 indicate that the impact of generational status was mediated by psychosocial variables such as…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adolescents, Blacks, Drug Use

Wills, Thomas Ashby; Sandy, James M.; Yaeger, Alison; Shinar, Ori – Developmental Psychology, 2001
Tested for moderation in the relation of family risk factors to adolescent substance use. Surveyed 1,810 participants at 11.5 years and followed with 2 yearly assessments. Found that impact of parental risk factors was decreased among participants with higher task attentional orientation and positive emotionality (resilience) and was increased…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Drinking, Drug Use
Parker, Tassy – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research The Journal of the National Center, 2004
Factors related to American Indian (AI) high school students' self-rated health were examined. Self rated health was measured as a single-item with a four-point response option ranging from poor to excellent health. Of the 574 participants, 19% reported "fair" or "poor" health, a percentage more than twice that for U.S. high school students in…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Interpersonal Competence, Gender Differences, Marijuana
Rodham, Karen; Hawton, Keith; Evans, Emma; Weatherall, Rosamund – Journal of Adolescence, 2005
Concern has been mounting about the increasing numbers of adolescents who (ab)use drugs, alcohol and cigarettes. The aim of this study was to establish the prevalence according to gender and ethnicity of drinking, smoking and drug-use in a representative sample of 15 and 16 year olds. The sample consisted of 6020 15- and 16-year-old pupils from 41…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Racial Differences, Ethnic Groups, Adolescents
Brown, Eric C.; Catalano, Richard F.; Fleming, Charles B.; Haggerty, Kevin P.; Abbott, Robert D. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2005
Raising Healthy Children (RHC) is a preventive intervention designed to promote positive youth development by targeting developmentally appropriate risk and protective factors. In this study, the authors tested the efficacy of the RHC intervention on reducing adolescent alcohol, marijuana, and cigarette use. Ten public schools, which comprised 959…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Adolescents, Substance Abuse, Public Schools
Carroll, Kathleen M.; Easton, Caroline J.; Nich, Charla; Hunkele, Karen A.; Neavins, Tara M.; Sinha, Rajita; Ford, Haley L.; Vitolo, Sally A.; Doebrick, Cheryl A.; Rounsaville, Bruce J. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2006
Marijuana-dependent young adults (N = 136), all referred by the criminal justice system, were randomized to 1 of 4 treatment conditions: a motivational/skills-building intervention (motivational enhancement therapy/cognitive-behavioral therapy; MET/CBT) plus incentives contingent on session attendance or submission of marijuana-free urine…
Descriptors: Contingency Management, Cognitive Restructuring, Young Adults, Intervention
Kelley, R. Mark; And Others – 1994
This study examines the stages of acquisition of "gateway" drug use among fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students at 11 elementary schools in Arkansas. A 109-item questionnaire, administered in the classrooms by the classroom teachers, solicited information about the stages of acquisition and the subjects' use of alcohol, smokeless…
Descriptors: Alcoholic Beverages, Drinking, Drug Use, Elementary School Students