Alcohol, cigarette, and marijuana use among fourth-grade urban schoolchildren in 1988/89 and 1990/91

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11037620
AutoresPatricia J Bush (Georgetown University), Ronald J Iannotti
Año1993
Volumen83
Número1
Páginas111-114
Fecha de publicación1993-01-01
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditorialAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.83.1.111
PMID8417594
OpenAlexW2052588219
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas11

A public-school-based epidemiological survey of fourth-grade students in Washington, DC, was performed in 1988/89 (n = 4675) and 1990/91 (n = 4678). Comparisons of data for the two periods revealed that the lifetime prevalence of self-reported alcohol use, alcohol use without parental knowledge, and smoking more than a puff of cigarettes declined; marijuana use and cigarette experimentation did not. Seven variables were associated with use. Declines were observed in perceived peer pressure to use; seeing a family member/friend selling drugs; and being offered alcohol, cigarettes, or marijuana by peers. No declines were observed in family use, perceived friends' use, being bothered a lot if best friends use, or seeing someone else selling drugs

Alcohol · Environmental health · Marijuana smoking · Peer group · Peer pressure · Psychiatry · Sociology · Substance use · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Demography · Epidemiology · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes