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Peer reviewedKandel, Denise B.; Logan, John A. – American Journal of Public Health, 1984
The period of major risk for initiation to cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana is completed mostly by age 20, and to illicit drugs other than cocaine by age 21. Overall patterns are similar for both sexes, with men initiating all drugs (except prescribed psychoactives) at higher rates than women. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Alcoholic Beverages, Cohort Analysis
Direct linkMiller, Kathleen E.; Hoffman, Joseph H.; Barnes, Grace M.; Farrell, Michael P.; Sabo, Don; Melnick, Merrill J. – Journal of Drug Education, 2003
Alcohol remains the drug of choice for many adolescents; however, the nature of the relationship between athletic involvement and alcohol misuse remains ambiguous. In this article, we used a longitudinal sample of over 600 Western New York adolescents and their families to explore the gender-specific and race-specific relationships between…
Descriptors: Maturity (Individuals), Social Problems, Athletics, Alcohol Abuse
