ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE USE - EPIDEMIOLOGY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC-POLICY

Authors
OMALLEY PM JOHNSTON LD BACHMAN JG
Citation
Pm. Omalley et al., ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE USE - EPIDEMIOLOGY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC-POLICY, The Pediatric clinics of North America, 42(2), 1995, pp. 241-260
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
The Pediatric clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
00313955
Volume
42
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
241 - 260
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-3955(1995)42:2<241:ASU-EA>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
This article discusses the epidemiology of adolescent substance use, i ncluding licit drugs and illicit drugs. The focus is on nationally rep resentative samples of eighth-, tenth-, and twelfth-grade students fro m both public and private schools. Prevalence rates and recent trends are discussed for subgroups based on gender, geographic region, popula tion density, parental education, and racial or ethnic groups. Some im plications for public policy are presented.