Narcotic Addiction in New York City: Trends from 1968 to Mid-1973

Modeling of a specific behavior by peers and adults is an important influence on an adolescent's choice to engage in that behavior. This study examined the impact of perceived peer and adult substance use on reported self-use within groups of black, Hispanic, Asian, and white teenagers. Effects were studied for four types of drugs: beer/wine, hard liquor, marijuana, and pills. In general, Asians and blacks reported the least self-use, whites reported the most peer models, and blacks reported the most adult models. Differential patterns of increase in use and perceived use by grade level were found across the four ethnic groups. Overall, perceived peer use of beer/wine, liquor, and marijuana was associated more with self-use than was perceived adult use. For pill use, only whites reported significantly greater influence of peers over adults on their self-use. For all substances, blacks reported the least impact of peer use on self-use relative to the three other groups. In regard to the impact of adult use on self-use, blacks and Hispanics reported the lowest for beer or wine; blacks and Asians reported the lowest for marijuana; and whites reported the highest for pills. These results are discussed in the context of differential vulnerability to modeling and vicarious learning.

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Substance Use and Ethnicity: Differential Impact of Peer and Adult Models

Newcomb

Bentler

1986

The Journal of Psychology

153

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Substance Use/Abuse Conceptualization, Etiology and Treatment

Henderson¹

1982

Journal of Drug Issues

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Using the literature as a data source, this paper attempts to: a. examine the wide range of etiological and treatment alternatives with a primary focus on heroin addiction; b. briefly examine the concordance between the etiological and treatment modalities and various conceptualizations and explanatory models of substance use/abuse and social problems; c. outline an examination of both treatment modalities and theoretical approaches to substance use/abuse and their relationship to the question of political-economic influences and gatekeeping factors; d. through critical evaluation of the preceeding issues, suggest what the important areas of concern could or should be in the near future. This work is able to only briefly discuss the very complex issues enumerated above; the findings and recommendations attempt to provide systematic research alternatives.

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Ethnic Differences in Factors Related to Drug Use

Kleinman¹,

Lukoff²

1978

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

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Narcotic Addiction in New York City: Trends from 1968 to Mid-1973

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Substance Use and Ethnicity: Differential Impact of Peer and Adult Models

Substance Use and Ethnicity: Differential Impact of Peer and Adult Models

Substance Use/Abuse Conceptualization, Etiology and Treatment

Ethnic Differences in Factors Related to Drug Use

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