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Wallisch, Lynn S.; Spence, Richard T. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2006
This study describes the prevalence of alcohol and drug use, abuse, and dependence among adults on the Texas-Mexico border in 2002-2003. The findings are based on survey responses from a random sample of 1,200 adults living in households in three communities: El Paso, a densely populated city in west Texas; the less dense urbanized areas of the…
Descriptors: Urban Areas, Drinking, Drug Use, Alcoholism
Fredlund, Eric V.; And Others – 1990
This project is part of a multi-year program to gather detailed information about substance-use patterns among Texans. Investigators interviewed a total of 946 youths, age 10 to 17, as they entered Texas Youth Commission (TYC) reception facilities. Results show that 81% of TYC youth have used illicit substances--51% in their last month on the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cocaine, Crack, Drinking