title: Drug and alcohol use of school-age children in a rural community.
abstract: Drug abuse affects the physical and psychological well-being of the user as well as creating heavy societal costs--which are amplified if the user is a child. This study examined the relationship between drug and alcohol use and self-esteem, school climate, peer effects, and family climate among a small sample of fourth graders in a rural community.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Finke
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chorpenning
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: French
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leese
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Siegel
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010379:Peer Group; D012423:Rural Health; D012649:Self Concept; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires