Inhalant use among antisocial youth: prevalence and correlates

Article Abstract:

A study of the current, annual and lifetime prevalence of inhalant use among 475 youths on probation in Utah revealed that more than one-third of the juvenile probationers which participated had used inhalants. This figure is much higher than comparable figures for general population youth and the rate for delinquent youth aged 12 to 19 in a 1996 study. The discrepancy may be attributed to differences between the samples concerning mean age or to differences in the wording of the inhalant use measure. Significantly less family support and unity and lower self-esteem were reported by inhalant users, as are significantly more lifetime thoughts of suicide, neighborhood gang activity, and peer and parental substance abuse, among others.

Social aspects, Juvenile offenders, Drug abuse, Drugs and youth, Juvenile drug abuse

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Stages of change profiles among incarcerated drug-using women

Article Abstract:

A study was conducted to investigate the utility of psychometric properties of the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment Scale (URICA) in a sample of 257 female inmates from a large urban prison. Results indicate that the URICA is a useful, reliable and valid tool to assess stages of change in drug-using incarcerated women. The scale yielded five distinct stages, namely, precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action and maintenance. Cluster analysis classified the subjects into five clusters, which are correlated with subjects' psychological symptoms.

Change (Psychology), Women prisoners

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Delinquency and family problems in incarcerated adolescents with and without a history of inhalant use

Article Abstract:

Fewer minority incarcerated youth use inhalents than nonminority youth. The minority users with a history of inhalent use show more delinquency and family problems than nonusers. The delinquent activities include illegal drug buying and possession, committing crimes and threatening to harm people. The family problems include running away from home, fighting with parents and violating rules.

Analysis, Prisoners, Juvenile delinquency, Minority youth, Minority teenagers

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