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Bishop, Asia S.; Fleming, Christopher M.; Nurius, Paula S. – Grantee Submission, 2020
Substance use is a frequently cited health risk behavior in the youth gang literature, yet little is known about how substance use patterns vary among gang-involved youth or the social ecological factors that contribute to potential variation. Developing relevant and effective service approaches will require an understanding of this variation and…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Juvenile Gangs, Incidence, Individual Characteristics
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Yacoubian, George S.; Peters, Ronald J. – Journal of Drug Education, 2007
Raves are characterized by large numbers of youth dancing for long periods of time and by the use of "club drugs," such as 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or "ecstasy"). While a small body of research has explored the use of ecstasy and other club drugs (EOCD) among club rave attendees in the United States, we are…
Descriptors: Narcotics, Sexuality, Clubs, Drug Use
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Drapela, Laurie A.; Mosher, Clayton – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2007
The effect of parental deviance on adolescent deviance has been a source of considerable debate in the criminological literature. Classic theoretical explanations of the relationships between parental and adolescent deviance posit additive effects of parental deviance on youth behavior. Proponents of the Social Development Model have hypothesized…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Family (Sociological Unit), Narcotics, Social Control