Drug abuse and the American adolescent

Abstract

The Research Analysis and Utilization System (RAUS) is designed to serve four functions: Collection and systematic classification of findings of all intramural and extramural research supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA); Evaluation by scientific peers of the latest research findings; Regular dissemination of findings to researchers in the field and to administrators, planners, instructors, and other interested persons; v init were also covered. Dr. Denise Kandel, who chaired the meting, has presented a comprehensive overview of the subject in the first paper. Other aspects of the topic reviewed include the epidemiology of drug use patterns among teenagers ; the personality and sociodemographic factors associated with drug use; the influence of family and peer group on the adolescent's drug-abusing behavior or lack thereof; the relationship between drug abuse and crime; and a review of the biomedical consequences of drug use in adolescents.