title: The relationship between physical and sexual abuse and illicit drug use: a replication among a new sample of youths entering a juvenile detention center.
abstract: The relationship between child physical and sexual abuse and illicit drug use are little understood and underinvestigated. Our previous study of this association found that a sample of detained youths' physical and sexual abuse experiences were related significantly and positively to their use of illicit drugs. Data gathered from a new sample of detained juveniles, interviewed 3 years after our first study, relating to this issue were examined and our previous findings were replicated.
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: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Berry
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Getreu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Washburn
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Wish
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schmeidler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007179:Incest; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D011330:Prisons; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*