@article{ref1,
title="Association of educational attainment and adolescent substance use disorder in a clinical sample",
journal="Journal of child and adolescent substance abuse",
year="2014",
author="Apantaku-Olajide, Tunde and James, Philip D. and Smyth, Bobby P.",
volume="23",
number="3",
pages="169-176",
abstract="This study explores substance use, psychosocial problems, and the relationships to educational status in 193 adolescents (school dropouts, 63; alternative education, 46; mainstream students, 84) who attended a substance abuse treatment facility in Dublin, Ireland, within a 42-month period. For each adolescent, data on demographics, family background, substance use, psychiatric history, and offending behaviors were collected. The study found that the 3 groups exhibited statistically significant differences in their substance use problems, with the school dropouts displaying significantly more problems. The need for early detection and intervention of at-risk students, and collaborative interagency work aimed at addressing substance use, cannot be overemphasized as strategies to ultimately prevent school dropout.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1067-828X",
doi="10.1080/1067828X.2013.786921",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1067828X.2013.786921"
}