Hollar David, Moore Dennis
Department of Medical Genetics, The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, Tennessee 37920, USA.
Subst Use Misuse. 2004 May;39(6):931-62. doi: 10.1081/ja-120030894.
The study is based on data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988-2000 (NELS: 88). The results indicate that adolescents with disabilities who used either cigarettes or marijuana or who engaged in binge drinking had significantly higher dropout rates, lower high school graduation status, lower college attendance, and lower high school grade point averages, and fewer earned core credit units in English, science, and mathematics than nonusers. In addition, adolescents with disabilities who used either cigarettes, alcohol, or drugs were significantly more likely to engage in sexual activity at a younger age. The findings support the need for improved substance use prevention programming targeting the needs of youth with disabilities.
该研究基于1988 - 2000年全国教育纵向研究（NELS: 88）的数据。结果表明，与不使用香烟、大麻或不酗酒的残疾青少年相比，使用香烟或大麻或酗酒的残疾青少年辍学率显著更高，高中毕业率更低，上大学的比例更低，高中平均绩点更低，并且在英语、科学和数学方面获得的核心学分更少。此外，使用香烟、酒精或毒品的残疾青少年在更年轻时进行性活动的可能性显著更高。这些发现支持了针对残疾青年需求改进药物使用预防计划的必要性。
