Druze adolescent dropouts in israel and their use of psychoactive substances

Faisal Azaiza; Rachel Bar-Hamburger; Khaled Abu-Asbeh

doi:10.1080/15332640903538825

Druze adolescent dropouts in israel and their use of psychoactive substances

Faisal Azaiza, Rachel Bar-Hamburger, Khaled Abu-Asbeh

School of Social Work

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Abstract

The current study examines rates of psychoactive substance use among Druze adolescent dropouts and links between use rates and socio-demographic, interpersonal, cognitive, and personality characteristics. 204 adolescents took part in the study in late 2004. Approximately 21% had consumed tobacco 10 times or more in the last year, 25% reported consuming alcohol in the same timeframe, and nearly 6% used an illegal substance at least once in the last year. Boys had significantly higher rates of alcohol and tobacco use than girls. Religiosity, attitudes and behavioral intentions regarding use were also linked with consumption of the three substances.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-13
Number of pages	13
Journal	Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse
Volume	9
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15332640903538825
State	Published - Jan 2010

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Financial support provided by the Israel Anti-Drug Authority. Address correspondence to Faisal Azaiza, School of Social Work, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel. E-mail: [email protected]

Keywords

Druze adolescents
Israel
Substance use

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