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General Reports

Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Substance use among druze adolescent students in Israel: identifying predictors and patterns of use.
Azaiza F, Shoham M, Bar-Hamburger R, Abu-Asbeh K.
J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2008 Oct;69(6):840-7
Abstract

Adolescent stressors, psychopathology, and young adult substance dependence: a prospective study.
King KM, Chassin L.
J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2008 Sep;69(5):629-38.
Abstract

Substance use among early adolescent girls: risk and protective factors.
Schinke SP, Fang L, Cole KC.
J Adolesc Health. 2008 Aug;43(2):191-4.
Abstract

Impulsivity and adolescent substance use: Rashly dismissed as "all-bad"?
Gullo MJ, Dawe S.
Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2008 Jun 7.
Abstract

A WEEK IN REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
Substance use disorders among adolescents with bipolar spectrum disorders.
Goldstein BI, Strober MA, Birmaher B, et al
Bipolar Disord. 2008 Jun;10(4):469-78
Abstract

"A magnet for curious adolescents": The perceived dangers of an open drug scene.
Sandberg S, Pedersen W
Int J Drug Policy. 2008 Mar 28
Abstract

FULL TEXT ARTICLE
Incarceration and psychotropic drug use by youth.
Cuellar AE, Kelleher KJ, Kataoka S, et al
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008 Mar;162(3):219-24.
Paper

Substance use among Asian Americans and pacific islanders sexual minority adolescents:
findings from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health.
Hahm HC, Wong FY, Huang ZJ, Ozonoff A, Lee J.
J Adolesc Health. 2008 Mar;42(3):275-83.
Abstract

Ecodevelopmental x Intrapersonal Risk: Substance Use and Sexual Behavior in Hispanic
Adolescents.
Prado GJ, Schwartz SJ, Maldonado-Molina M, et al
Health Educ Behav. 2008 Mar 6
Abstract

Drug and alcohol use among adolescent blunt trauma patients: dying to get high?
Draus JM Jr, Santos AP, Franklin GA, Foley DS.
J Pediatr Surg. 2008 Jan;43(1):208-211.
Abstract

FULL TEXT ARTICLE
Youth substance use and abuse: challenges and strategies for identification and intervention
Leslie K,
CMAJ 2008;178 145-148
Paper

FULL TEXT ARTICLE
Alcohol and drug use among teenagers
Leslie K,
CMAJ 2008;178 149
Paper

Protective and risk influences of drug use among a multiethnic sample of adolescent
boys.
Galaif ER, Newcomb MD, Vega WA, Krell RD.
J Drug Educ. 2007;37(3):249-76.
Abstract

Ethnic identity, neighborhood risk, and adolescent drug and sex attitudes and refusal
efficacy: the urban African American girls' experience.
Corneille MA, Belgrave FZ.
J Drug Educ. 2007;37(2):177-90.
Abstract

Substance use and the adolescent brain: A toxic combination?
Lubman DI, Y�cel M, Hall WD .
J Psychopharmacol. 2007 Nov;21(8):792-4
Abstract

Substance use risk behaviors and decision-making skills among cancer-surviving
adolescents.
Hollen PJ, Hobbie WL, Donnangelo SF, et al
J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2007 Sep-Oct;24(5):264-73.
Abstract

Adolescent Substance-Use Assessment: Methodological Issues in the Use of the
Adolescent Drug Abuse Diagnosis (ADAD).
Chinet L, Plancherel B, Bolognini M, et al
Subst Use Misuse. 2007;42(10):1505-25.
Abstract

Rural environments reduce the genetic influence on adolescent substance use and
rule-breaking behavior.
Legrand LN, Keyes M, McGue M, et al
Psychol Med. 2007 Oct 1;:1-10
Abstract

Risk and protective factors for adolescent substance use: findings from a study in selected
Central American countries.
Kliewer W, Murrelle L.
J Adolesc Health. 2007 May;40(5):448-55.
Abstract

Correlates of family, school, and peer variables with adolescent substance use in Taiwan.
Wu GH, Chong MY, Cheng AT, Chen TH.
Soc Sci Med. 2007 Apr 11;
Abstract

Risk and protective factors for adolescent substance use: findings from a study in selected
Central American countries.
Kliewer W, Murrelle L
J Adolesc Health. 2007 May;40(5):448-55
Abstract

Comorbidity of substance use disorders and other psychiatric disorders among adolescents:
Evidence from an epidemiologic survey.
Roberts RE, Roberts CR, Xing Y.
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2007 Jan 31;
Abstract

Early experience with racial discrimination and conduct disorder as predictors of subsequent
drug use: A critical period hypothesis.
Gibbons FX, Yeh HC, Gerrard M, et al
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2007 Jan 31;
Abstract

Substance use and abuse among older youth in foster care.
Vaughn MG, Ollie MT, McMillen JC
Addict Behav. 2006 Dec 19;
Abstract

Measurement of negative consequences of substance use in street youth: An expanded use
of the Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index.
Ginzler JA, Garrett SB, Baer JS, Peterson PL.
Addict Behav. 2007 Jan 19;
Abstract

Prevalence of use, abuse and dependence on legal and illegal psychotropic substances
in an adolescent inpatient psychiatric population.
Niethammer O, Frank R.
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2006 Dec 14;
Abstract

Comparison of tobacco, alcohol and illegal drug usage among school students in three
Pacific Island societies.
Smith BJ, Phongsavan P, Bauman AE
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2006 Oct 18;
Abstract

Are drug experimenters better adjusted than abstainers and users?: a longitudinal study of
adolescent marijuana use.
Tucker JS, Ellickson PL, Collins RL, Klein DJ.
J Adolesc Health. 2006 Oct;39(4):488-94.
Abstract

Adolescent Drug Abuse Diagnosis (ADAD) vs. Health of Nation Outcome Scale for Children
and Adolescents (HoNOSCA) in clinical outcome measurement.
Holzer L, Tchemadjeu IK, Plancherel B, et al
J Eval Clin Pract. 2006 Oct;12(5):482-90.
Abstract

Adolescents in private chemical dependency programs: who are most
at risk for HIV?
Ammon L, Sterling S, Mertens J, Weisner C.
J Subst Abuse Treat. 2005 Jul;29(1):39-45.
Abstract

A WEEK-IN-REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
High school drug use predicts job-related outcomes at age 29.
Ringel JS, Ellickson PL, Collins RL.
Addict Behav. 2006 Jul 3;
Abstract

Substance use among high-school students in southern Thailand: Trends over 3 years
2002-2004).
Assanangkornchai S, Pattanasattayawong U, Samangsri N, Mukthong A.
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2006 Jul 10;
Abstract

Social support, ethnicity and mental health in adolescents.
Klineberg E, Clark C, Bhui KS, et al
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2006 Jul 12;
Abstract

Characterizing substance abuse programs that treat adolescents.
Mark TL, Song X, Vandivort R, et al
J Subst Abuse Treat. 2006 Jul;31(1):59-65.
Abstract

Substance use and depression. Comparative course in adolescents.
Chinet L, Plancherel B, Bolognini M, et al
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2006 Mar 10;
Abstract

Diary study of substance use and unsafe sex among adolescents with substance use
disorders.
Bailey SL, Gao W, Clark DB.
J Adolesc Health. 2006 Mar;38(3):297.e13-20.
Abstract

Reducing the Risk of HIV Infection Associated With Illicit Drug Use.
[No authors listed]
Pediatrics. 2006 Feb;117(2):566-571.
Abstract

Risk and protective factors for substance use among african american high school
dropouts.
Kogan SM, Luo Z, Murry VM, Brody GH. et al
Psychol Addict Behav. 2005 Dec;19(4):382-91.
Abstract

Adolescent substance use: brief interventions by emergency care providers.
Burke PJ, O'Sullivan J, Vaughan BL.
Pediatr Emerg Care. 2005 Nov;21(11):770-6.
Abstract

isk and protective factors for substance use among african american high school dropouts.
Kogan SM, Luo Z, Murry VM, Brody GH. et al
Psychol Addict Behav. 2005 Dec;19(4):382-91.
Abstract

Ethnicity and adolescent substance use.
Nishimura ST, Hishinuma ES, Else RN
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2005 Aug;11(3):239-58.
Abstract

Substance use among rural adolescent virgins as a predictor of sexual initiation.
Guo J, Stanton B, Cottrell L, et al
J Adolesc Health. 2005 Sep;37(3):252-5.
Abstract

Methodological Challenges in Designing Efficacious Drug Abuse and HIV Preventive
Interventions for Hispanic Adolescent Subgroups.
Pantin H, Prado G, Schwartz SJ, Sullivan S. et al
J Urban Health. 2005 Jun;82(2 Suppl 3):iii92-iii102.
Abstract

Use of psychotropic drugs in an urban adolescent population: the impact of
health-related variables, lifestyle and sociodemographic factors-The Oslo Health Study
2000-2001.
Skurtveit S, Rosvold EO, Furu K.
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2005 Feb 9;
Abstract

Puberty and the onset of substance use and abuse.
Patton GC, McMorris BJ, Toumbourou JW
Pediatrics. 2004 Sep;114(3):e300-6
Abstract

Associations between early-adolescent substance use and subsequent young-
adult substance use disorders and psychiatric disorders among a multiethnic male
sample in South Florida.
Gil AG, Wagner EF, Tubman JG.
Am J Public Health. 2004 Sep;94(9):1603-9.
Abstract

Drug and substance use in adolescents.
Schiffman RF.
MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2004 Jan-Feb;29(1):21-7;\
Abstract

Adolescent substance use: beware of international comparisons.
Pirkis JE, Irwin C, Brindis C, et al.
J Adolesc Health. 2003 Oct;33(4):279-86.
Abstract

Parental awareness of adolescent substance use.
Williams RJ, McDermitt DR, Bertrand LD, Davis RM.
Addict Behav 2003 Jun;28(4):803-9
Abstract

Gender and ethnic differences in smoking, drinking and illicit drug use among American
8th, 10th and 12th grade students, 1976-2000.
Wallace JM, Bachman JG, O'Malley PM
Addiction 2003 Feb;98(2):225-34
Abstract

Social Circumstances of Initiation of Injection Drug Use and Early Shooting Gallery
Attendance: Implications for HIV Intervention Among Adolescent and Young Adult
Injection Drug Users.
Fuller CM, Vlahov D, Latkin CA, et al.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2003 Jan 1;32(1):86-93
Abstract

Body modification and substance use in adolescents: is there a link?
Brooks TL, Woods ER, Knight JR, Shrier LA.
J Adolesc Health 2003 Jan;32(1):44-9
Abstract

Clinical issues in the assessment of adolescent alcohol and other drug use.
Winters KC, Latimer WW, Stinchfield R.
Behav Res Ther 2002 Dec;40(12):1443-1456
Abstract

Patterns of substance use in early through late adolescence.
Zapert K, Snow DL, Tebes JK.
J Community Psychol 2002 Dec;30(6):835-52
Abstract

Drug use and the risk of major depressive disorder, alcohol dependence, and
substance use disorders.
Brook DW, Brook JS, Zhang, et al.
Arch Gen Psychiatry 2002 Nov;59(11):1039-44
Abstract

Sociodemographic factors, religiosity, academic performance, and substance use
among first-year university students in South Africa.
Peltzer K, Malaka DW, Phaswana N.
Psychol Rep 2002 Aug;91(1):105-13
Abstract

Substance-abusing adolescents at varying levels of HIV risk: psychosocial characteristics,
drug use, and sexual behavior.
Malow RM, Devieux JG, Jennings T,
Subst Abuse 2001;13(1-2):103-17
Abstract

Local and state school-based substance use surveys. Availability, content, and quality.
Hallfors D, Iritani B.
Eval Rev 2002 Aug;26(4):418-37
Abstract

Etiology of adolescent substance abuse: a developmental perspective.
Tarter RE.
Am J Addict 2002 Summer;11(3):171-91
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PAPER
Association between illegal drugs and weapon carrying in young people in Scotland:
schools' survey
McKeganey N , Norrie J
BMJ 2000;320:982-984
Paper

Internet Reports

FULL-TEXT REPORT
Detection and Prevalence of Substance Use Among Juvenile Detainees
Gary M. McClelland, Linda A. Teplin, Karen M. Abram
UJJDP Jevenile Justice Bulletin June 2004
Report

Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

Protective and risk factors for drug use among African American adolescents
TT Clark, FZ Belgrave, R Tademy
(135 APHA)
Abstract

Drug use and sexual orientation in a cohort study of U.S. youth
HL Corliss, M Rosario, D Wypij
135 APHA)
Abstract

Cultural adaptation, substance use harm perception and intent to use drugs among
Hispanic highschool students
VL Johnson, RJ Pandina
(135 APHA)
Abstract

Adolescents and the co-occurrence of the early onset of sexual intercourse and drug
use risk behaviors
TM Enyeart Smith, D Sallee, et al
Abstract

Drug Testing

Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Results of random drug testing in an adolescent substance abuse program.
Levy S, Sherritt L, Vaughan BL, et al
Pediatrics. 2007 Apr;119(4):
Abstract

Urine testing for drugs of abuse: a survey of suburban parent-adolescent dyads.
Schwartz RH, Silber TJ, Heyman RB
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2003 Feb;157(2):158-61
Abstract

Prescription Drugs

Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Prescription Pain Reliever Abuse and Dependence Among Adolescents: A Nationally Representative Study.
Wu LT, Ringwalt CL, Mannelli P, Patkar AA.
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2008 Jul 25.
Abstract

Characterizing Adolescent Prescription Misusers: A Population-Based Study.
Schepis TS, Krishnan-Sarin S.
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2008 May 19
Abstract

Non-prescribed use of pain relievers among adolescents in the United States.
Wu LT, Pilowsky DJ, Patkar AA.
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2007 Dec 1
Abstract

Sharing prescription medication among teenage girls:
potential danger to unplanned/undiagnosed pregnancies.
Daniel KL, Honein MA, Moore CA.
Pediatrics 2003 May;111(5 Part 2):1167-70
Abstract

Cannabis

Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Clinical characteristics of treatment-seeking adolescents with opioid versus cannabis/alcohol use
disorders.
Subramaniam GA, Stitzer ML, Woody G, et al
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2008 Sep 23.
Abstract

The association between cannabis abuse and dependence and childhood physical and sexual abuse:
evidence from an offspring of twins design.
Duncan AE, Sartor CE, Scherrer JF, et al
Addiction. 2008 Jun;103(6):990-7.
Abstract

Role of individual, peer and family factors in the use of cannabis and other illicit drugs: A longitudinal
analysis among Finnish adolescent twins.
Korhonen T, Huizink AC, Dick DM, et al
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2008 May 1.
Abstract

Child and adolescent externalizing behavior and cannabis use disorders in early adulthood:
An Australian prospective birth cohort study.
Hayatbakhsh MR, McGee TR, Bor W, et al
Addict Behav. 2007 Oct 16
Abstract

Likelihood of developing an alcohol and cannabis use disorder during youth: Association
with recent use and age.
Winters KC, Lee CY.
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2007 Sep 19;
Abstract

Marijuana use and sexually transmitted infections in young women who were teenage mothers.
De Genna NM, Cornelius MD, Cook RL.
Womens Health Issues. 2007 Sep-Oct;17(5):300-9.
Abstract

Cannabis and adolescence - drug misuse and development.
Berthel T.
Ther Umsch. 2007 Feb;64(2):99-102
Abstract

Smoking in 9th Graders is Associated with Higher Alcohol and Cannabis Intake - Results
from a Representative Questionnaire Survey.
Wodarz N, Kraus B, Kuchlmaier K, et al
Psychiatr Prax. 2007 Jan;34(1 Suppl):73-4
Abstract

Progression from marijuana use to daily smoking and nicotine dependence in a national
sample of U.S. adolescents.
Timberlake DS, Haberstick BC, Hopfer CJ, et al
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2006 Dec 13;
Abstract

Effects of alcohol and combined marijuana and alcohol use during adolescence on
hippocampal volume and asymmetry.
Medina KL, Schweinsburg AD, Cohen-Zion M, et al
Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2006 Dec 11;
Abstract

Motivational enhancement therapy for adolescent marijuana users: a preliminary
randomized controlled trial.
Walker DD, Roffman RA, Stephens RS, et al
Addict Behav. 2006 Jul 3;
Abstract

Prevalence of cocaine and marijuana use in the last trimester of adolescent pregnancy: Socio-
demographic, psychosocial and behavioral characteristics.
Mitsuhiro SS, Chalem E, Barros MC, et al
Addict Behav. 2006 Jun 29;
Abstract

Adolescent alcohol and cannabis use in relation to peer and school factors
Results of multilevel analyses.
Kuntsche E, Jordan MD.
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2006 Mar 14;
Abstract

A WEEK-IN-REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
The Mental Health Risks of Adolescent Cannabis Use.
Hall W.
PLoS Med. 2006 Jan 24;3(2):e39
Paper

Swiss adolescents' and adults' perceptions of cannabis use: a qualitative study.
Menghrajani P, Klaue K, Dubois-Arber F, Michaud PA.
Health Educ Res. 2005 Aug;20(4):476-84.
Abstract

The stability and impact of environmental factors on substance use and problems after
adolescent outpatient treatment for cannabis abuse or dependence.
Godley MD, Kahn JH, Dennis ML, et al
Psychol Addict Behav. 2005 Mar;19(1):62-70.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Prospective cohort study of cannabis use, predisposition for psychosis, and psychotic
symptoms in young people.
Henquet C, Krabbendam L, Spauwen J, et al
BMJ. 2005 Jan 1;330(7481):11.
Paper

History of marijuana use and tobacco smoking topography in tobacco-dependent
adolescents.
Thiri Aung A, Pickworth WB, Moolchan ET.
Addict Behav. 2004 Jun;29(4):699-706.
Abstract

Comparing the developmental trajectories of marijuana use of African American and
Caucasian adolescents: patterns, antecedents, and consequences.
Brown TL, Flory K, Lynam DR,
Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2004 Feb;12(1):47-56.
Abstract

Screening for cannabis use disorders in an adolescent emergencydepartment sample.
Chung T, Colby SM, O'Leary TA, et al.
Drug Alcohol Depend 2003 May 21;70(2):177-86
Abstract

Adolescent precursors of cannabis dependence: findings from the Victorian Adolescent
Health Cohort Study.
Coffey C, Carlin JB, Lynskey M
Br J Psychiatry 2003 Apr;182(4):330-336
Abstract

Earlier Marijuana Use and Later Problem Behavior in Colombian Youths.
Brook JS, Brook DW, Rosen Z, Rabbitt CR.
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2003 Apr;42(4):485-492
Abstract

The economic cost of outpatient marijuana treatment for adolescents: findings from a
multi-site field experiment.
French MT, Roebuck MC, Dennis ML, et al.
Addiction 2002 Dec;97 Suppl 1:84-97
Abstract

Characteristics and problems of 600 adolescent cannabis abusers in outpatient treatment.
Tims FM, Dennis ML, Hamilton N, et al.
Addiction 2002 Dec;97 Suppl 1:46-57
Abstract

Subtypes for classifying adolescents with marijuana use disorders: construct validity
and clinical implications.
Babor TF, Webb C, Burleson JA, Kaminer Y.
Addiction 2002 Dec;97 Suppl 1:58-69
Abstract

Characteristics and problems of 600 adolescent cannabis abusers in outpatient treatment.
Tims FM, Dennis ML, Hamilton N, et al.
Addiction 2002 Dec;97 Suppl 1:46-57
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Cannabis use and mental health in young people: cohort study
Patton GC, Coffey C, Carlin JB, et al
BMJ 2002;325:1195-1198
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Cannabis use in adolescence and risk for adult psychosis: longitudinal
prospective study.
Arseneault L, Cannon M, Poulton R, et al.
BMJ 2002;325 1212-121
Paper

Cocaine

Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Cocaine and alcohol use preceding suicide in African American and white adolescents.
Garlow SJ, Purselle DC, Heninger M. et al
J Psychiatr Res. 2005 Oct 1;
Abstract

Relationship between extent of cocaine use and dependence among
adolescents and adults in the United States.
Chen K, Kandel D.
Drug Alcohol Depend 2002 Sep 1;68(1):65
Abstract

Heroin

Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Adolescent heroin use: a review of the descriptive and treatment literature.
Hopfer CJ, Khuri E, Crowley TJ, Hooks S.
J Subst Abuse Treat 2002 Oct;23(3):231
Abstract

Inhalants

Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Inhalant Use, Abuse, and Dependence Among Adolescent Patients: Commonly
Comorbid Problems.
Sakai JT, Hall SK, Mikulich-Gilbertson SK, et al
Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2004 Sep;43(9):1080-1088.
Abstract

Methamphetamine/MDMA

Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Methamphetamine use is independently associated with recent risky sexual behaviors and adolescent
pregnancy.
Zapata LB, Hillis SD, Marchbanks PA, et al
J Sch Health. 2008 Dec;78(12):641-8.
Abstract

Adolescent methamphetamine use and sexual risk behaviour in secondary school students in
Cape Town, South Africa
Pluddemann A, Flisher AJ, Mathews C, et al
Drug Alcohol Rev. 2008 Sep 29:1-6.
Abstract

Pathways to ecstasy use in young adults: Anxiety, depression or behavioural deviance?
Alati R, Kinner SA, Hayatbakhsh MR, et al
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2007 Sep 10;
Abstract

Methamphetamine and young men who have sex with men: understanding patterns and
correlates of use and the association with HIV-related sexual risk.
Garofalo R, Mustanski BS, McKirnan DJ, et al
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007 Jun;161(6):591-6.
Abstract

Long-term Effects of Universal Preventive Interventions on Methamphetamine Use Among
Adolescents.
Spoth RL, Clair S, Shin C, Redmond C.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006 Sep;160(9):876-82.
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Adolescent and young adult heroin patients:drug use and success in methadone maintenance