The relationship between physical and sexual abuse and illicit drug use: a replication among a new sample of youths entering a juvenile detention center.
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.
Dembo
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Department of Criminology, University of South Florida, Tampa 33620.
Williams
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Berry
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Getreu
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Washburn
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Wish
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Schmeidler
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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*