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Smoking, Drinking, and Drug Use in Young Adulthood - The Impacts of New Freedoms and New Responsibilities (Hardcover)
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Smoking, Drinking, and Drug Use in Young Adulthood - The Impacts of New Freedoms and New Responsibilities (Hardcover)
Series: Research Monographs in Adolescence Series
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Why do some young adults substantially change their patterns of
smoking, drinking, or illicit drug use after graduating from high
school? In this book, the authors show that leaving high school and
leaving home create new freedoms that are linked to increases in
the use of cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine. They also
show that marriage, pregnancy, and parenthood create new
responsibilities that are linked to decreases in drug use.
The research is based on more than 33,000 young people followed
from high school through young adulthood by the nationwide
Monitoring the Future project. Every two years, participants
reported on their drug use, as well as their schooling, employment,
military service, living arrangements, marriages, pregnancies,
parenthood, and even their divorces.
The unique qualities of this research--large nationally
representative samples, follow-ups extending up to 14 years beyond
high school, and multiple approaches to analysis and data
presentation--allowed the examination of several important
influences simultaneously, while retaining much of the rich detail
encountered in the real world. On the whole, the results are
encouraging, suggesting that the potentials for change and
improvement during the transition to adulthood are as important as
the detrimental effects of problem behavior in adolescence. This
research is a "must" read for anyone concerned with how new
freedoms and responsibilities impact adolescents, young adults, and
the use of licit and illicit drugs.
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