title: Spiritual high vs high on spirits: is religiosity related to adolescent alcohol and drug abuse?
abstract: This study investigated relationships between alcohol and drug abuse by adolescents and frequency of religious service attendance in the south-east United States. Data obtained from surveys of 217 adolescents, age 12-19 years, was analysed. The adolescents included participants from both clinical and non-clinical settings. Results from both groups showed that, as attendance at religious services increased, alcohol and drug abuse decreased. Spirituality is a concept that warrants further study to determine if its inclusion in treatment programs could enhance recovery or drastically reduce recidivism.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996-4180, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pullen
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Modrcin-Talbott
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: West
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Muenchen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002835:Christianity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012649:Self Concept; D015144:Southeastern United States; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires