TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Relationship of Alcohol Use to Delinquency and Illicit Drug Use in Adolescents: Gender, Age, and Racial/Ethnic Differences
JO  - Journal of drug issues
A1  - Barnes, Grace M.
A1  - Welte, John W.
A1  - Hoffman, Joseph H.
SP  - 107
EP  - 128
VL  - 32
IS  - 1
N2  - Alcohol use has been linked to other substance use and delinquency in adolescents. However, few studies have examined variations in these relationships in representative subsamples of gender, age and racial/ethnic groups. Respondents in this study were 19,321 New York State 7-12th grade students. After controlling for significant sociodemographic factors in a regression analysis, all of the alcohol measures remained strong predictors of both delinquency and illicit drug use. Significant interactions between alcohol measures and gender, age and racial/ethnic groups were also found. For example, the relationship between binge drinking and delinquency was stronger for males than females. The relationships between alcohol measures and both delinquency and illicit drug use were stronger for younger adolescents than older adolescents. American Indians showed an added risk over other groups of being delinquent and using illicit drugs if they began drinking at an early age. Prevention efforts to delay initiation into alcohol use are likely to have effects not only on alcohol misuse but also on the development of other substance use and delinquency. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Journal of Drug Issues, 2002. Copyright © 2002 by Florida State University, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice)  Alcohol Use Effects Alcohol Related Delinquency Drug Use Causes Substance Use Effects Substance Use Causes Delinquency Causes Child Delinquency Child Offender Child Substance Use Juvenile Delinquency Juvenile Offender Juvenile Substance Use Late Childhood Late Adolescence Early Adolescence Junior High School Student Senior High School Student Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 New York Age Differences Gender Differences Racial Differences African American Child African American Female African American Juvenile African American Male African American Offender African American Crime African American Substance Use Hispanic Child Hispanic Crime Hispanic Substance Use Hispanic Female Hispanic Juvenile Hispanic Male Hispanic Offender Native American Child Native American Female Native American Juvenile Native American Male Native American Offender Native American Substance Use Native American Crime Caucasian Crime Caucasian Child Caucasian Female Caucasian Juvenile Caucasian Male Caucasian Offender Caucasian Substance Use Female Crime Female Delinquency Female Offender Female Substance Use Male Crime Male Delinquency Male Offender Male Substance Use Child Crime Juvenile Crime Crime Causes Alcohol Related Crime 10-02<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-0426
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
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