Use in 1992 of tranquilizers and smokeless tobacco among Miami's public school students

This analysis examined tranquilizer use by 466 adolescents in Dade County, Florida public schools in 1992. Significant factors which increased the pro bability of use include that the adolescents were female, older students, p eers' use of tranquilizers, ready access, and they lived alone. Smokeless t obacco use among 468 students was positively and significantly linked to pe er influence, students being male, younger, living alone, and the availabil ity of smokeless tobacco.