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Abstract Objectives: To analyze data from a nationally representative sample of high school students to investigate the relationship between substance use and violent behavior among adolescents and to examine this relationship in both male and female adolescents. Design: Cross-sectional analyses of the 1991 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Setting: Public and private schools in the 50 states. Participants: The participants were 12 272 high school students. Main Outcome Measure: To determine the prevalence of weapon carrying and physical fighting among male and female adolescents. Results: A significant increase in the number of male and female adolescents carrying weapons and physically fighting was associated with all forms of substance use. 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Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine – American Medical Association
Published: Aug 1, 1996
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