Alcohol and marijuana use among rural youth: interaction of social and intrapersonal influences

Article Abstract:

A study was conducted to examine moderating effects of intrapersonal skills on social risks associated with alcohol and marijuana use among eighth-grade rural teenagers. Results indicated that the relationships of peer and parental attitudes, and peer usage to alcohol and marijuana use, are moderated by teenagers' decision-making and self-reinforcement skills. Social factors were strongly associated with increased alcohol and marijuana use among teenagers with poor intrapersonal skills.

Alcohol and youth, Juvenile drinking

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Preventing drug abuse in schools: social and competence enhancement approaches targeting individual-level etiologic factors

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This article examines school-based interventions designed to prevent substance abuse among adolescents. Findings indicate that effective prevention interventions often target students at a young age and incorporate drug resistance and norm setting skills into instruction on general social skills.

United States, Prevention, Schools, Study and teaching, Social skills

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Preventing illicit drug use in adolescents: long-term follow-up data from a randomized control trial of a school population

Article Abstract:

A new study provides long-term follow-up data from a randomized control trial designed to prevent illicit drug use in a school population.

Research, Teenagers, Youth, Compulsive behavior, Drug use

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