Substance Use Among Gang Member Adolescents and Young Adults and Associations With Friends and Family Substance Use. Issue 1 (21st November 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hoffman, Beth R.; Weathers, Nnenna; Sanders, Bill
• Is Part Of: Journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing. Volume 27:Issue 1(2014)
• Page Start: 35
• Page End: 42
• Publication Date: 2013-11-21
• Subjects: Child psychiatric nursing -- Periodicals; Adolescent psychiatric nursing -- Periodicals; Child mental health -- Periodicals; Teenagers -- Mental health -- Periodicals; Child mental health -- United States -- Periodicals; Teenagers -- Mental health -- United States -- Periodicals; 618.92890231
• DOI: 10.1111/jcap.12064
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1073-6077

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec id="jcap12064-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <title>Problem</title> <p>Gang membership is an indicator of chronic substance use. Social network studies indicate that substance use in youth is related to substance use in friends and family; however, no such analyses among gang youth have been conducted.</p> </sec> <sec id="jcap12064-sec-0002" sec-type="section"> <title>Methods</title> <p>Interviews were conducted with a sample of young gang members (<italic>n</italic> = 60) in Los Angeles. Univariate analyses were conducted.</p> </sec> <sec id="jcap12064-sec-0003" sec-type="section"> <title>Findings</title> <p>Cigarette use in gang members was strongly associated with cigarette use in friendship networks. There were no associations for use of alcohol and marijuana.</p> </sec> <sec id="jcap12064-sec-0004" sec-type="section"> <title>Conclusions</title> <p>Few associations emerged between substance use in participants and their friends/family. Possible explanations for these findings are presented.</p> </sec> </abstract>