FROM BEER TO CRACK - DEVELOPMENTAL PATTERNS OF DRUG INVOLVEMENT

被引:346
作者
KANDEL, D
YAMAGUCHI, K
机构
[1] COLUMBIA UNIV,NEW YORK,NY 10027
[2] NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIAT INST & HOSP,NEW YORK,NY 10032
[3] UNIV CHICAGO,CHICAGO,IL 60637
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D O I
10.2105/AJPH.83.6.851
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 [公共卫生与预防医学]; 120402 [社会医学与卫生事业管理];
摘要
Objectives. Prior research has identified developmental stages in drug use in adolescence, from substances that are legal for adults to illicit drugs. The position of crack in patterns of drug involvement remains to be established. Methods. The analyses are based on a sample (n = 1108) representative of 12th graders attending New York State public and private schools. Form reported ages of first use of five classes of drugs (alcoholic beverages, cigarettes, marijuana, cocaine but not crack, crack), alternate models of progression were tested for their goodness of fit through log-linear models. Results. The sequence involves at the earliest stage the use of at least one licit drug, alcohol or cigarettes. Subsequent stages involve marijuana and cocaine; crack is the last drug in the sequence. The results confirm the more important role of alcohol among males and cigarettes among females in the progression into various drug classes. Age of first drug use at a lower stage is a strong predictor of further progression. Conclusions. The developmental pattern of drug involvement identified in the early 1970s still characterizes adolescent pathways of drug involvement in the late 1980s.
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页码:851 / 855
页数:5
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