SUBSTANCE USE AMONG STREET CHILDREN IN HONDURAS

The hypothesis that drug use among Honduran street children is a funct ion of developmental social isolation from cultural and structural inf luences is examined. Data from 1,244 children working and/or living on the streets of Tegucigalpa are described, separating ''market'' child ren from ''street'' children. The latter group is then divided into th ose who sniff glue and those who do not to identify salient distinguis hing factors. An OLS regression of drug usage on these variables resul ts in a model that explains 75% of the variance, where family relation s, length of time on the street, and delinquency are the most importan t factors. [Translations are provided in the International Abstracts S ection of this issue.]