SELF-REPORTED HIGH-RISK LOCATIONS OF ADOLESCENT DRUG-USE

The present study provides a detailed multiple-choice self-report anal ysis of home, school, and other public locations where youth report us ing drugs. In addition, these settings were examined as a function of gender, ethnicity, type of drug used, and drug abuse status. The parti cipants for the present study are 413 continuation high school youth, who are at relatively high risk for substance abuse. The single most f requent location of use was the participants' bedroom with a small gro up of friends. However, heavier users used different drugs across a gr eater variety of locations. Not surprisingly, drugs were used least at school. Interestingly, the prototypical party drug use situation is n ot a popular situation for drug use, at least among these high-risk yo uth. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd.