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Lenk, Kathleen M.; Toomey, Traci L.; Shi, Qun; Erickson, Darin J.; Forster, Jean L. – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2014
Trends in sources of cigarettes among adolescents were assessed using data from a teen cohort (2000-2006). Five sources--bought from store, got from other teen, stole from others, bought from others, and got from an adult--were measured over time by age. The most common source among all ages was other teens. Fewer teens bought cigarettes from…
Descriptors: Smoking, Adolescents, Purchasing, Peer Influence
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Jones, Sherry Everett; Caraballo, Ralph S. – Journal of School Health, 2014
Background: Cigarette and alcohol use are common among youth. We examined sources of cigarettes and alcohol among youth who were current cigarette and alcohol users. Methods: We analyzed nationally representative data from the 2009 and 2011 national Youth Risk Behavior Surveys--biennial, school-based surveys of high school students in the United…
Descriptors: High School Students, Smoking, Drinking, Risk