title: A longitudinal study of the relationships among alcohol use, marijuana/hashish use, cocaine use, and emotional/psychological functioning problems in a cohort of high-risk youths.
abstract: There is increasing recognition that children involved in the justice system often have serious, multiple problems in the areas of physical abuse, sexual exploitation, and alcohol/other drug use (ADM). Using data collected in a longitudinal study of detained juveniles, we test a model of the relationships of these problems. Significant over-time interrelationships are found among these problems. Research and policy implications of these important findings are drawn.
authors.affiliation: Department of Criminology, University of South Florida, Tampa 33620.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dembo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: La Voie
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Getreu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Berry
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Genung
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schmeidler
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Wish
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kern
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000453:epidemiology; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000453:epidemiology; D003042:Cocaine; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology*; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D002189:Marijuana Abuse / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D003042:Cocaine