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1 results foundAuthor: McVie, Susan Title: Adolescent Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use Summary: The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationships and inter-dependence between tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug use in adolescence and the characteristics of substance users. It draws on the findings of the Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions and Crime, a longitudinal research programme exploring pathways in and out of offending for a cohort of around 4,300 young people who started secondary school in the City of Edinburgh in 1998. Tobacco smoking, alcohol consumption and drug use all rose dramatically between ages 12 and 15, although there was a particularly sharp increase around age 13 to 14. Girls were more likely than boys to smoke from age 13 and drink alcohol from age 14, and equally likely to take drugs from age 14. Age of starting was lowest for alcohol, followed by smoking and then illicit drug use. Early experimentation resulted in behavioural continuity for all three substances, demonstrated by the high proportion of drinkers, smokers and drug users at age 12 who continued to report such behaviours at subsequent sweeps. Alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use are closely inter-related and demonstrate a high level of dose-dependence, whereby increased frequency of use of one coincides with increased frequency of use of the other. Within each substance type, there is evidence of sequential progression from occasional use at one age to regular use later. Multiple substance users report higher levels of delinquency and victimisation; higher impulsivity and lower self-esteem; greater involvement in unconventional activities; weaker parental supervision and stronger peer influence than single substance users and non-users. These findings are supportive of policies that recognise the close links between tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug use and ensure that education or health-based initiatives involve an integrated response. Early intervention may be most effective in terms of preventing continued and more serious misuse in later adolescence. Details: Edinburgh, Scotland: Centre for Law and Society, The University of Edinburgh, 2005. 44p. Source: The Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions and Crime, Report No. 7: Internet Resource: Accessed July 18, 2012 at http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/cls/esytc/findings/digest7.pdf Year: 2005 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/cls/esytc/findings/digest7.pdf Shelf Number: 102905 Keywords: Alcohol Use and Abuse (Scotland)Juvenile Offenders (Scotland)Longitudinal Studies (Scotland)Substance Abuse (Scotland)Tobacco (Scotland) |