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Direct linkThompson, Sanna J.; Zittel-Palmara, Kimberley M.; Forehand, Gregory – Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2005
The high rates of substance use among American adolescents are challenging; however, runaway youth are at particularly high-risk for substance use. Runaway youth utilizing two service sectors, emergency crisis shelters and juvenile detention centers, were recruited to evaluate differences in risk factors associated with substance use. Findings…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Runaways, Marijuana, Adolescents
