Substance Abuse Among Adolescents

Irvin, Deborah M.; Maag, John W.

doi:10.1300/j008v07n01_03

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“…The comprehensive approach of Opening Doors, with its specific focus on promoting warm parent-child relations and positive interactions with peers and teachers, could have produced beneficial program effects. Previous studies have found that risk factors for adolescent drug use and other problematic outcomes are rooted in multiple environmental contexts such as the family, peer group, school, and community (Irwin & Maag, 1993). The likelihood of drug use is magnified when one or more risk factors straddle two or more environmental contexts.…”

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“…Finally, proponents of targeted programs note that adolescent drug abuse is highly correlated with various forms of mental illness such as depression and anxiety, as well as a number of undesirable behavioral outcomes including school truancy and drop-out, theft, violence, heightened sexual activity, and suicide (Greenwood, 1992;Irwin & Maag, 1993). Studies have shown that common etiological pathways are responsible for the interconnectedness of these problems; evidence of a syndrome of behaviors of which drug abuse is only one component (Jessor & Jessor, 1977;Vingilis & Adlaf, 1990).…”

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“…Studies have shown that common etiological pathways are responsible for the interconnectedness of these problems; evidence of a syndrome of behaviors of which drug abuse is only one component (Jessor & Jessor, 1977;Vingilis & Adlaf, 1990). At-risk youth, therefore, are said to require comprehensive programming that targets multiple risk factors common to a variety of behaviors (Greenwood, 1992;Irwin & Maag, 1993).…”

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Evaluating an In-School Drug Prevention Program for At-Risk Youth

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This study assessed an in-school program aimed at preventing or reducing drug use and other deviant behavior in a sample of 167 at-risk youth in their transition years. Over 10 weeks, 17 one-hour sessions were offered to youth who were identified using a self-report questionnaire (at 9 schools with 12 control sites in Ontario, Canada). Repeated measures analysis of covariance was used to assess program impact at posttest and six-month followup. Program participants, compared with the control group, reported less frequent drinking,

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Silverman

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Substance Abusing Inmates

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2010

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Prevalence and Predictors of Substance Use

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Irvin

Reid

et al. 1994

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A considerable body of literature has accumulated that examines patterns of substance use and abuse among adolescents attending general education classes. However, much less information exists on the prevalence and predictors of substance use among adolescents with learning disabilities. One purpose of this study was to determine the comparative prevalence of tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use among a sample of 123 students with learning disabilities (91 male and 32 female, mean age = 14.37 years) and 138 nondisabled students (77 male and 61 female, mean age = 13.71 years). A second purpose was to determine whether two psychosocial variables (self-esteem and type of behavior problem) or severity of drinking problem best predicted use of tobacco and marijuana. Students were administered the Self-Esteem Inventory (SEI)-School form (Coopersmith, 1987) and the Adolescent Drinking Index (ADI) (Harrell & Wirtz, 1989); their teachers completed the Revised Behavior Problem Checklist (RBPC) (Quay & Peterson, 1987). Tobacco and marijuana use were proportionally higher for adolescents with learning disabilities; no differences emerged for alcohol use between groups. A discriminant function analysis revealed that scores on the SEI and subscale scores of the RBPC did not reliably predict tobacco or marijuana use for either group. ADI scores were reliable predictors of marijuana use for students with learning disabilities and tobacco use for both groups.

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Substance Abuse Among Adolescents

Cited by 8 publications

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Evaluating an In-School Drug Prevention Program for At-Risk Youth

Evaluating an In-School Drug Prevention Program for At-Risk Youth

Substance Abusing Inmates

Prevalence and Predictors of Substance Use

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