Tarter Ralph E, Kirisci Levent, Mezzich Ada, Patton David
Center for Education and Drug Abuse Research, University of Pittsburgh, 711 Salk Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.
J Crim Justice. 2011 May;39(3):207-211. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2011.02.001.
The factors that distinguish adolescent male and female substance abusers with and without legal problems were investigated. METHOD: Youths (N = 4,071) admitted for substance abuse treatment were administered the revised Drug Use Screening Inventory (DUSI-R) to measure severity of health, behavior, and social adjustment problems. RESULTS: Legal problems were more frequent among boys; however, severity of disturbance was greater in girls on 9 of 10 scales. Substance abusing girls and boys with legal problems reported more severe behavior, substance abuse, family adjustment, and peer relationship problems than substance abusing peers without legal problems. Quality of peer relationship mediated the association of family dysfunction, substance abuse and behavior problems with legal problems in boys only. CONCLUSIONS: Gender and legal status both need to be taken into account to potentiate treatment prognosis of substance abusing youths.
对有或无法律问题的青少年男性和女性药物滥用者的区分因素进行了调查。方法：对因药物滥用接受治疗的青少年（N = 4,071）进行修订后的药物使用筛查量表（DUSI-R）测试，以衡量健康、行为和社会适应问题的严重程度。结果：男孩中法律问题更为常见；然而，在10个量表中的9个上，女孩的紊乱严重程度更高。有法律问题的药物滥用女孩和男孩比没有法律问题的药物滥用同龄人报告了更严重的行为、药物滥用、家庭适应和同伴关系问题。同伴关系质量仅在男孩中调节了家庭功能障碍、药物滥用和行为问题与法律问题之间的关联。结论：为了提高药物滥用青少年的治疗预后，性别和法律状况都需要考虑在内。
