Neighborhood Relationships and Drug Involvement among Inner City Junior High School Youths: Implications for Drug Education and Prevention Programming

1978 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Dembo ◽  
William Burgos ◽  
Dean V. Babst ◽  
James Schmeidler ◽  
Louis E. La Grand

Students in a New York City inner city junior high school were surveyed in 1976. They were asked their attitudes toward their neighborhood, the type of people youngsters their age esteem, and in which leisure-time activities they participate. A strong relationship was found to exist between these factors and the degree the youths were involved in substance (drug and alcohol) use. The youths' substance use reflects the manner in which they relate to their environment, rather than a sense of alienation. The findings imply that substance abuse prevention programs will be enhanced by a focus on life-style commitment, rather than such things as drug use per se.

1980 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Dembo ◽  
James Schmeidler ◽  
William Burgos

1982 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Dembo ◽  
James Schmeidler ◽  
Robert Taylor ◽  
William Burgos

This article addresses the concept of pursuing more focussed and innovative drug abuse prevention efforts in urban settings. Concentrating in inner city junior high school youths, our study found an interactive relationship between perceived neighborhood setting and various supports for, and consequences of, their drug involvement. The results imply that the processes by which youths become involved with drugs should be the focus of future research to enhance and improve drug abuse prevention programs. Finally, we recommend such research be utilized: 1) to identify and reduce youths' drug abuse vulnerability; and 2) to reestablish or create socio-cultural norms which reinforce limited and controlled drug use.


1981 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 169-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Dembo ◽  
Dana Farrow ◽  
Don C. Des Jarlais ◽  
William Burgos ◽  
James Schmeidler

1985 ◽  
Vol 20 (8) ◽  
pp. 1239-1255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Dembo ◽  
James Schmeidler ◽  
Robert Taylor ◽  
William Burgos

1981 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 1031-1047 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Dembo ◽  
Dean V. Babst ◽  
William Burgos ◽  
James Schmeidler

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