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Wright, Loyd S. – Adolescence, 1985
Among 433 high school seniors, 12 percent were determined to be either polydrug users or abusers. Comparisons between nonpolydrug users and polydrug users on family violence, personality traits, psychological characteristics, and behavior are given. (Author/BL)
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drug Rehabilitation, Drug Use, Family Violence
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Field, Tiffany N.; Scafidi, Frank; Pickens, Jeffrey; Prodromidis, Margarita; Pelaez-Nogueras, Martha; Torquati, Julia; Wilcox, Holly; Malphurs, Julie; Schanberg, Saul; Kuhn, Cynthia – Adolescence, 1998
Investigates the effects of an intervention program involving educational, vocational, and parenting classes; social and drug rehabilitation; and infant day care on polydrug-using adolescent mothers. Results show that mothers' and infants' interactions improved, mothers demonstrated a lower incidence of drug use and pregnancy, and a greater number…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Crying, Day Care, Drug Rehabilitation