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Holzer, Laurent; Pihet, Sandrine; Passini, Christina Moses; Feijo, Isabelle; Camus, Didier; Eap, Chin – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2014
Purpose: To determine the prevalence of substance use among adolescent psychiatric outpatients using a variety of data sources. Method: Using a questionnaire, 3-month prevalence of substance use data were obtained from 50 adolescents and their health care providers. Adolescents' self-reports and providers' clinical impressions were compared with…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Psychiatric Services, Patients, Drug Use Testing
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Johnson, Mark B.; Voas, Robert A.; Miller, Brenda A.; Holder, Harold D. – Evaluation Review, 2009
Most information on the prevalence of drug use comes from self-report surveys. The sensitivity of such information is cause for concern about the accuracy of self-report measures. In this study, self-reported drug use in the last 48 hr is compared to results from biological assays of saliva samples from 371 young adults entering clubs. The…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Young Adults, Music Activities, Measurement Techniques
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Burleson, Joseph A.; Kaminer, Yifrah – Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2006
The association of and difference between urinalysis, self and parent collateral-report of alcohol and substance use at baseline, 3 and 9-month follow-up was assessed for 88 male and female adolescents from a treatment study. While urinalyses rates were higher than self and collateral-report, urinalyses and self-report did not differ significantly…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Adolescents, Drinking, Marijuana