Sexual Abuse and Drinking and Drug Use: Implications for Prevention

Surveyed adolescent females (n=1,324) in grades 7 through 12 to examine relationship between drinking, drug use, and sexual abuse. Girls who reported sexual molestation were more likely to have used number of drugs, different from prevalence profile of larger sample. Significant correlations for you...

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Published in:Journal of drug education 1993, Vol.23 (3), p.183
Main Authors: Watts, W. David, Ellis, Ann Marie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Child Abuse
Delinquency
Drinking
Drug Use
Females
Prevention
Secondary Education
Secondary School Students
Sexual Abuse
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Summary:Surveyed adolescent females (n=1,324) in grades 7 through 12 to examine relationship between drinking, drug use, and sexual abuse. Girls who reported sexual molestation were more likely to have used number of drugs, different from prevalence profile of larger sample. Significant correlations for younger girls between sexual molestation and delinquency were found. (Author/NB)
ISSN:0047-2379