Narcotics use among Miami's public school students, 1992: No restraints

Authors
Yarnold, BM
Citation
Bm. Yarnold, Narcotics use among Miami's public school students, 1992: No restraints, J APPL SO P, 29(2), 1999, pp. 392-401
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN journal
00219029 → ACNP
Volume
29
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
392 - 401
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9029(199902)29:2<392:NUAMPS>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
This analysis examines narcotics use by 464 adolescents in Dade County, Flo rida public schools during 1992. Significant factors that tend to increase the probability of narcotics use include peer use of narcotics, that they a re White, that they are male, and that they tend to be good students.