TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Association of educational attainment and adolescent substance use disorder in a clinical sample
JO  - Journal of child and adolescent substance abuse
A1  - Apantaku-Olajide, Tunde
A1  - James, Philip D.
A1  - Smyth, Bobby P.
SP  - 169
EP  - 176
VL  - 23
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1067-828X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1067828X.2013.786921
ID  - ref1
ER  -