Adolescent substance use: a prospective longitudinal model of substance use onset among South African adolescents

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dc.contributor.authorPatrick, Megan E.
dc.contributor.authorCollins, Linda M.
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Edward A.
dc.contributor.authorCaldwell, Linda L.
dc.contributor.authorFlisher, Alan J.
dc.contributor.authorWegner, Lisa
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-19T09:28:34Z
dc.date.available2013-08-19T09:28:34Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractSubstance use onset among Colored adolescents between eighth and ninth grades in an urban area of Cape Town, South Africa was examined using latent transition analysis. Longitudinal self-report data regarding substance use (N = 1118, 50.9% female) were collected in 2004 and 2005. Results indicated that the pattern of onset was similar across genders; adolescents first tried either alcohol or cigarettes, followed by both, then dagga (cannabis), and then inhalants. The prevalence of lifetime cigarette use was slightly greater for females; dagga (cannabis) and inhalant use were greater for males. The similarity of developmental onset in the current sample to previous international work supports the promise of adapting prevention programs across contexts. The study’s limitations are noted.en_US
dc.description.accreditationWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.identifier.citationPatrick, M.E., et al. (2009). Adolescent substance use: a prospective longitudinal model of substance use onset among South African adolescents. Substance Use & Misuse, 44:647-662en_US
dc.identifier.issn1532-2491
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/677
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterfalse
dc.publisherInforma Healthcareen_US
dc.rightsThis is the author postprint version of an article by Informa Healthcare. The file may be freely used, provided that acknowledgement of the source is given.
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10826080902810244
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectSubstance use onseten_US
dc.subjectGateway drugsen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectLatent transition analysisen_US
dc.subjectGender differencesen_US
dc.subjectAdolescent drug useen_US
dc.titleAdolescent substance use: a prospective longitudinal model of substance use onset among South African adolescentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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