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ERIC Number: EJ504664
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-2379
Patterns of Drug Use among White Institutionalized Delinquents in Georgia: Evidence from a Latent Class Analysis.
McCutcheon, Allan L.; Thomas, George
Journal of Drug Education, v25 n1 p61-71 1995
Previous studies of the drug-use patterns of institutionalized youth found that they followed the standard progression of drug use from marijuana to hard drugs. Utilizing a probabilistic assessment of models, this study supports a modified gateway sequences in which cocaine use appears as an intermediate step between marijuana use and use of other hard drugs. (JPS)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cocaine, Drug Abuse, Illegal Drug Use, Males, Marijuana, Questionnaires, Substance Abuse, Whites
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Georgia