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From the author: Data were collected from 293 pregnant adolescents living in the southern Illinois section of the Mississippi Delta region concerning their substance use behaviors in 1989 and 1990. Subjects used a variety of drugs in the past and present. For example, 24.4% of the sample reported they presently smoked cigarettes. Alcohol was used by 20.4% in the previous five months, while 5.2% reported marijuana use during the same period. Regression models designed to predict substance use produced adjusted [r.sup.2] values of .30 (SE = 1.06) for cigarette use, .38 (SE = .49) for marijuana use, and .43 (SE = .59) for alcohol use. Significant indicators included peer and personal substance use behavior, parental substance use, and having previously received mental health treatment. (J Sch Health. 1992;62(5):175-179)
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Title: Indicators of substance use among pregnant adolescents in the Mississippi Delta.
Author: Paul D. Sarvela
Publication: Journal of School Health (Refereed)
Date: May 1, 1992
Publisher: American School Health Association
Volume: v62 Issue: n5 Page: p175(5)
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