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Racz, Sarah Jensen; Saha, Shonali; Trent, Maria; Adger, Hoover; Bradshaw, Catherine P.; Goldweber, Asha; Cauffman, Elizabeth – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2016
Background: Adolescent juvenile offenders are at high risk for problems associated with drug use, including polysubstance use (i.e., use of a variety of drugs). The combination of juvenile offending and polysubstance use presents a significant public and child health concern. Objective: This study explored polysubstance use among a sample of youth…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Males, Minority Groups, Regression (Statistics)
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Austin, Ashley; Wagner, Eric F. – Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2006
Aims: To explore (1) the influence of pretreatment and treatment factors on treatment retention among a multi-ethnic sample of adolescents and (2) the potential differential influence of pretreatment and treatment factors on treatment retention within each ethnic subgroup. Participants: A multi-ethnic sample of 420 adolescent juvenile offenders in…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Cultural Differences, Delinquency, Adolescents