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Behavior
Drug use trends affect risk of marijuana in deviance prone boys, but not girls
March 22nd, 2008
When national drug use trends among adolescents go up or down, the risk of marijuana use among deviance-prone male youth also goes up or down. Among deviance-prone female youth, it does not, according to a study in the March issue of Prevention Science. The risk of marijuana use among deviance-prone boys is a reflection of the social acceptance of drug use among adolescents. The risk among deviance prone girls, however, does not change with shifts in the popularity of drug use. Deviance prone girls are just as likely to use marijuana during years of high and low national use. The study, based on data collected from 44,751 students from the 12th grade from 1979 to 2004, also showed that...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-03-22)
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