Emerging Patterns in Adolescent Drug Use: The Belfast Youth Development Study 2000-2002

This paper reports the findings from the first 2 years of the Belfast Youth Development Study. The Belfast Youth Development Study is a 5-year longitudinal investigation of the onset & development of adolescent drug using behaviors, the findings of the first 2 years from the study in relation to...

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Published in:Child care in practice : Northern Ireland journal of multi-disciplinary child care practice 2003-01, Vol.9 (1), p.73-83
Main Authors: McCrystal, Patrick, Higgins, Kathy, Percy, Andrew, Thornton, Maeve
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent Development
Adolescents
Age Differences
Drug Abuse
Northern Ireland
Sex Differences
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Summary:This paper reports the findings from the first 2 years of the Belfast Youth Development Study. The Belfast Youth Development Study is a 5-year longitudinal investigation of the onset & development of adolescent drug using behaviors, the findings of the first 2 years from the study in relation to drug use patterns among the young people participating in the research are reported here. The findings show that while the majority of young people have not yet used an illicit substance, the study has seen a substantial increase in the numbers using such substances between year one & year two. Boys still make up the majority of drug users in this period but there has been a substantial increase in the number of girls using illicit drugs &, more generally, an increase in the frequency of use among all those using such substances during this period. 13 Tables, 15 References. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:1357-5279
DOI:10.1080/1357527031000113083