DRUG USE AND ITS EFFECTS AMONG HIGH RISK YOUTHS

了解毒品使用的前体、模式和后果以及 随着时间的推移，高危青少年的犯罪行为构成了 领域的关键问题。此外，人们对此知之甚少。 青少年在押人员尿检吸毒检测的有效性 确定未来有可能吸毒或犯罪的青少年 行为。 我们建议的研究活动将解决这些问题。其他内容 399名青少年队列纵向资料的二次分析 我们自一九八六年十二月开始收集的被羁留者是有计划的；及 将完成进一步的累犯分析。特别是，我们计划 回答以下问题：(1)家庭因素在 这些青少年酗酒/吸毒和吸毒的情况 随着时间的推移，犯罪/犯罪行为？(2) 青少年的酒精/其他药物使用情况？(3)青少年的类型可以 发展，涉及他们的社会人口因素，酒精/其他药物 使用情况、心理健康问题和初次面谈时的转诊病史， (A)区分它们并与未来的物质使用有关的； 吸毒和犯罪/犯罪的后果？(4)什么是 我们的发现对药物使用发展理论的影响 在高危青少年中？ 预计该项目将增加我们对这些因素的了解 影响高危青少年选择不同的发展道路 他们会变老；并为预防和干预的设计提供信息 解决问题青少年进入少年儿童需要的方案 司法系统和他们的家人。

Understanding the precursors, patterns and consequences of drug use and delinquent/ criminal behavior of high risk youths over time constitutes a key issue for field. Further, relatively little is known about the usefulness of testing juvenile detainees for drug use by urinalysis in identifying youths at risk of future drug use or delinquent/ criminal behavior. The research activities we propose will address these issues. Additional secondary analyses of a longitudinal data sit on a cohort of 399 juvenile detainees we have been collecting since December 1986 are planned; and further recidivism analyses will be completed. In particular, we plan to answer the following questions: (1) What is the role of family factors in the development of these youths' alcohol/other drug use and delinquent/criminal behavior over time? (2) What are the consequences of the youths' alcohol/other drug use? (3) Can a typology of the youths be developed, involving their sociodemographic-factors, alcohol/other drug use, mental health problems and referral histories at initial interview, which (a) distinguishes them and relates to future substance use, consequences of substance use and delinquency/crime? (4) What are the implications of our findings for a theory of the development of drug use among high risk youths? The project is expected to increase our understanding of the factors influencing high risk youths to pursue different developmental paths as they grow older; and to inform the design of prevention and intervention programs to address the needs of troubled youths entering the juvenile justice system, and their families.