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Why Do Adolescents Use Drugs? Age, Sex, and User Differences.
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Novacek, Jill; And Others – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1991
Whether there are themes underlying adolescent drug use, and whether these themes are related to age, sex, or type of drug use was studied with 2,637 6th through 12th graders in Oklahoma. Age, gender, and user differences were identified as reasons adolescents use drugs. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Causal Models