Journal of Abnormal Psychology · 1972 · 137 citations · 6 references
Public HealthBehavioral SciencesPsychiatryAdolescent HealthAdolescent MedicineSubstance Use DisordersAddictionAdolescent DepressionDrugs Of AbusePeer InfluencePsychosocial InterventionsSubstance UseAdolescent AddictionDrug Use By AdolescentsDrug Use DisorderGeneration GapMood Disorders In AdolescenceProblematic Drug UseSubstance Use In Adolescence
The relationship between adolescent and parental drug use was assessed among 8,865 Toronto students. A positive association was found between parental use of psychoactive drugs, alcohol, and tobacco, as reported by students and student psychoactive and hallucinogenic drug use. The relationship was strongest when students and parents both used psychoactive drugs. A family pattern, characterized by only mothers ' use then use by both parents, was found but was common to student drug users and nonusers. There was no sex relationship in student-parent drug use. Data suggested that adolescents modeled their drug use after parental use and that in order to reduce adolescent use parental use would have to be reduced. Numerous studies have been made of the demographic characteristics of adolescent users of illicit drugs. Most of them have been summarized
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Use of Psychotropic Drugs by U.S. Adults
Hugh J. Parry · Public Health Reports (1896-1970) · 1968 · 77 citations
The nature and extent of psychotropic drug usage in the United States.
Mitchell B. Balter, J Levine · PubMed · 1969 · 73 citations