- Copyright Page
- List of Contributors
- Introduction to the Field and the Issues
- Substance Use in the Context of Adolescent Development
- A Developmental Perspective on Substance Involvement From Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood
- The Epidemiology of Substance Use Among Adolescents in the United States
- Cultural Variations and Relevance to Etiology
- Cigarette Smoking and Nicotine Dependence in Adolescence
- Adolescent Alcohol Use
- Marijuana Use and Abuse in Adolescence
- Other Illicit Drugs of Abuse in Adolescence
- Prescription Drug Abuse in Adolescence
- A Developmental Biological Perspective of Adolescent Substance Abuse: Animal Models
- Behavioral Genetics of Adolescent Substance Use and Abuse
- The Neural Circuitry and Neurocognitive Development
- Behavioral Undercontrol: A Multifaceted Concept and Its Relationship to Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders
- An Early Emerging Internalizing Pathway to Substance Use and Disorder
- Child and Adolescent Socialization into Substance Use
- Application of the Expectancy Concept to Substance Use
- Linking Peer Relationships to Substance Use Across Adolescence
- Development of Sexual Relationships and Substance Use
- Substance-Impaired Driving in Adolescence
- Self-Regulation and Decision Making
- Identity Development and Substance Use in Adolescence
- Adolescent Resilience: Promoting More Positive Outcomes Among Youth at Risk of Using and Abusing Substances
- Adolescent Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorders
- Alcohol and Drug Use as Risk Factors for Delinquent Behavior Among Adolescents
- Medical Issues in Adolescent Substance Use: Background and Role of the Primary Care Physician
- Sleep Impairment
- Assessing Adolescent Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse
- Prevention in School, Primary Care, and Community-Based Settings
- Targeted Prevention Approaches
- Family-Based Treatments for Adolescent Substance Abuse: Advances Yield New Developmental Challenges
- Adolescent Cultural Contexts for Substance Use: Intergroup Dynamics, Family Processes, and Neighborhood Risks
- Twelve-Step Approaches
- Effective Inpatient and Outpatient Models of Treatment for Adolescents With Substance Use Disorders
- Public Health Policy and Prevention of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Problems
- Agenda for Future Research and Concluding Comments
- Index
Abstract and Keywords
This chapter examines alcohol and drug use as risk factors for delinquency during adolescence. There is strong evidence for comorbidity between substance use and delinquency for individuals. Users, compared to nonusers, are more likely to be delinquent; and delinquents, compared to nondelinquents, are more likely to use substances. Conversely, substance use and delinquency follow different developmental patterns from adolescence into young adulthood, and trends in adolescent substance use and delinquency from 1980 through 2009 do not converge well. Alcohol, compared to drugs, has a stronger acute effect on adolescent aggression/violence. Developmentally, there appears to be a reciprocal association between substance use and delinquency, although findings differ across samples and time frames. There are several alternative models that explain why alcohol and drug use are risk factors for adolescent delinquency.
Keywords: alcohol, marijuana, drugs, substance use, violence, aggression, delinquency
Helene Raskin White is Distinguished Professor of Sociology in the Center of Alcohol Studies and the Department of Sociology at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.
School of Social Work, University of Texas, Arlington
Center of Alcohol Studies, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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- Copyright Page
- List of Contributors
- Introduction to the Field and the Issues
- Substance Use in the Context of Adolescent Development
- A Developmental Perspective on Substance Involvement From Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood
- The Epidemiology of Substance Use Among Adolescents in the United States
- Cultural Variations and Relevance to Etiology
- Cigarette Smoking and Nicotine Dependence in Adolescence
- Adolescent Alcohol Use
- Marijuana Use and Abuse in Adolescence
- Other Illicit Drugs of Abuse in Adolescence
- Prescription Drug Abuse in Adolescence
- A Developmental Biological Perspective of Adolescent Substance Abuse: Animal Models
- Behavioral Genetics of Adolescent Substance Use and Abuse
- The Neural Circuitry and Neurocognitive Development
- Behavioral Undercontrol: A Multifaceted Concept and Its Relationship to Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders
- An Early Emerging Internalizing Pathway to Substance Use and Disorder
- Child and Adolescent Socialization into Substance Use
- Application of the Expectancy Concept to Substance Use
- Linking Peer Relationships to Substance Use Across Adolescence
- Development of Sexual Relationships and Substance Use
- Substance-Impaired Driving in Adolescence
- Self-Regulation and Decision Making
- Identity Development and Substance Use in Adolescence
- Adolescent Resilience: Promoting More Positive Outcomes Among Youth at Risk of Using and Abusing Substances
- Adolescent Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorders
- Alcohol and Drug Use as Risk Factors for Delinquent Behavior Among Adolescents
- Medical Issues in Adolescent Substance Use: Background and Role of the Primary Care Physician
- Sleep Impairment
- Assessing Adolescent Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse
- Prevention in School, Primary Care, and Community-Based Settings
- Targeted Prevention Approaches
- Family-Based Treatments for Adolescent Substance Abuse: Advances Yield New Developmental Challenges
- Adolescent Cultural Contexts for Substance Use: Intergroup Dynamics, Family Processes, and Neighborhood Risks
- Twelve-Step Approaches
- Effective Inpatient and Outpatient Models of Treatment for Adolescents With Substance Use Disorders
- Public Health Policy and Prevention of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Problems
- Agenda for Future Research and Concluding Comments
- Index
