Previous studies of the drug-use patterns of institutionalized youth found that they followed the standard progression of drug use from marijuana to hard drugs. Utilizing a probabilistic assessment of models, this study supports a modified gateway sequences in which cocaine use appears as an intermediate step between marijuana use and use of other…

Reports the results of an analysis of survey data collected from male inner-city high school students pertaining to firearms possession, use of heroin, cocaine, and crack, drug selling, and commission of crimes with weapons. No evidence of a progressive, linear relationship between level of drug use and gun possession was found. (JPS)

Reported rates of recreational drug use among gay and bisexual men are currently rising. Although there has been much empirical research documenting current trends in drug use among gay and bisexual men, little research has empirically contrasted differential rates across urban epicenters, while even less has addressed racial or ethnic variation…