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.
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.
Dembo
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Department of Criminology, University of South Florida, Tampa 33620.
Williams
L
L
La Voie
L
L
Getreu
A
A
Berry
E
E
Genung
L
L
Schmeidler
J
J
Wish
E D
ED
Kern
J
J
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
D003042:Cocaine