Cigarette Smoking as a Predictor of Alcohol and Other Drug Use by Children and Adolescents: Evidence of the "Gateway Drug Effect.".

Torabi, Mohammad R.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ471861

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4391

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Cigarette Smoking as a Predictor of Alcohol and Other Drug Use by Children and Adolescents: Evidence of the "Gateway Drug Effect."

Torabi, Mohammad R.; And Others

Journal of School Health, v63 n7 p302-06 Sep 1993

Data from a 1992 statewide survey of students in grades 5-12 were analyzed to determine the extent to which cigarette smoking predicted alcohol and other drug use and acted as a gateway drug. Results indicated smoking was a powerful predictor for alcohol and drug use, and the relationship was dose responsive. (SM)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse, Intermediate Grades, Peer Influence, Predictor Variables, Resistance to Temptation, Risk, Secondary Education, Smoking, State Surveys, Student Behavior

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Indiana

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