Citation

Sharp A, Young MS, Moore KA. J. Behav. Health Serv. Res. 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Department of Mental Health Law & Policy, MHC 2712, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Association of Behavioral Healthcare Management, Publisher Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s11414-019-09649-5

PMID

30771065

Abstract

Substance use and bullying during adolescence are two prevalent problem behaviors associated with a broad array of adverse developmental outcomes. This study conducted a secondary analysis of high school data from Hillsborough County's 2014 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey to examine the relationship between substance use, criminal activity, bullying, and other deviant behaviors.

RESULTS indicated that past-month alcohol and marijuana use were associated with driving under the influence of marijuana or alcohol, riding with a driver under the influence of marijuana or alcohol, carrying a hand gun, gambling, selling illegal drugs, and the perpetration of bullying. Implications for prevention and intervention efforts are discussed.


Keyword: Cannabis impaired driving; Driving under the Influence; Alcohol impaired driving; Violence;

Language: en