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Source: Journal of Drug Education
Resulting in 3 citations.
1. Ewing, Bradley T.
High School Athletes and Marijuana Use
Journal of Drug Education 28,2 (1998): 147-157.
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Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Baywood Publishing Co.
Keyword(s): Athletics (see SPORTS); Drug Use; Gender Differences; High School Students; Sports (also see ATHLETICS); Substance Use

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

Identifying groups of young people that might be especially susceptible to marijuana use would aid in the design and implementation of drug policy programs. This article examines whether those who participated in high school athletics have a different pattern of marijuana use than comparable non-athletes. The results indicate that male athletes have a higher incidence of marijuana use than non-athletes. The same is not true for female athletes, who actually engage in less marijuana use than their non-athlete counterparts. However, female athletes are more likely than non-athletes to wait until their post-high school years to try the drug for the first time.
Bibliography Citation
Ewing, Bradley T. "High School Athletes and Marijuana Use." Journal of Drug Education 28,2 (1998): 147-157.
2. Jennison, Karen M.
Johnson, Kenneth A.
Alcohol Dependence in Adult Children of Alcoholics: Longitudinal Evidence of Early Risk
Journal of Drug Education 28,1 (1998): 19-37.
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Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Baywood Publishing Co.
Keyword(s): Addiction; Adolescent Behavior; Alcohol Use; Cigarette Use (see Smoking); Family Characteristics; Gender Differences; Intergenerational Patterns/Transmission; Modeling

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This study investigates familial alcoholism effects and the comparative probability of risk for alcohol dependence in adult children of alcoholics (ACAs) with a control group of non-ACAs. A cohort of 12,686 young adults from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) is examined over a five-year period and conventional and lineal intergenerational models of alcoholism transmission are assessed. The results of multivariate logistic regression analyses indicate that the risk is relatively greater for male ACAs; sons of alcoholics drink significantly more heavily, experience problems earlier, and develop alcohol dependence more extensively than female ACAs or non-ACAs of either gender. The extent of dependence found in subjects with a lineal history of alcoholism on the father's side of the family, as well as heavy drinking, cigarette smoking and drinking onset in adolescence should be considered as critical predisposing factors of high risk for dependence at later ages. These observations corroborate clinical studies and support a growing body of biopsychosocial research literature. (AUTHOR)
Bibliography Citation
Jennison, Karen M. and Kenneth A. Johnson. "Alcohol Dependence in Adult Children of Alcoholics: Longitudinal Evidence of Early Risk." Journal of Drug Education 28,1 (1998): 19-37.
3. Windle, Michael T.
Miller, Carol T.
Antecedents and Correlates of Alcohol, Cocaine, and Alcohol-Cocaine Abuse in Early Adulthood
Journal of Drug Education 21,2 (1991): 133-148.
Also: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1886049
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Baywood Publishing Co.
Keyword(s): Alcohol Use; Delinquency/Gang Activity; Drug Use; Gender Differences; High School Dropouts; Illegal Activities; Labor Force Participation; Marital Instability; Racial Differences

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An abuse typology consisting of nonabusers, alcohol abusers (AAs), cocaine abusers (CAs), and joint alcohol and cocaine abusers (JACAs) was applied to data from the NLSY (N = 12,686, ages 19-26 in 1984) in order to examine prevalence, antecedents, and correlates of substance abuse. Results reveal that white males have a higher incidence of alcohol abuse, but that cocaine and joint alcohol and cocaine abuse cut across gender and ethnic lines. JACAs, followed by CAs, AAs, and nonabusers, showed the highest amount of prior 30-day and lifetime drug use and delinquent activity, and the highest rate of unemployment and marital instability. Further, JACAs had the lowest high school dropout rate but received the highest marks on tests of verbal intelligence. It is speculated that JACAs become underachievers as a result of substance abuse. [Sociological Abstracts, Inc.]
Bibliography Citation
Windle, Michael T. and Carol T. Miller. "Antecedents and Correlates of Alcohol, Cocaine, and Alcohol-Cocaine Abuse in Early Adulthood." Journal of Drug Education 21,2 (1991): 133-148.