Fendrich M, Xu Y
Institute for Juvenile Research, University of Illinois at Chicago 60612.
Int J Addict. 1994 Jun;29(8):971-85. doi: 10.3109/10826089409047921.
Using urine test results as a gold standard, this report evaluates the validity of illicit drug use reports for five illicit substances provided in a multisite, national interview study of juvenile arrestees. Willingness to report substance use varied according to the type of substance, the time frame for substance use reports, and the characteristics of the juveniles asked to provide the reports. Youth were particularly reluctant to disclose recent use of cocaine and heroin. Race/ethnicity and willingness to disclose other substance use were the most important predictors of cocaine use disclosure among those testing positive for this drug. Race/ethnicity differences in validity were evaluated in the context of other recent epidemiological findings from surveys of drug use in the United States. Implications for the measurement of drug use in criminal justice samples are discussed.
本报告以尿液检测结果作为金标准，评估了在一项针对青少年被捕者的多地点全国性访谈研究中所提供的五种非法物质的非法药物使用报告的有效性。报告物质使用情况的意愿因物质类型、物质使用报告的时间范围以及被要求提供报告的青少年的特征而异。青少年尤其不愿透露近期使用可卡因和海洛因的情况。在对该药物检测呈阳性的人群中，种族/族裔以及透露其他物质使用情况的意愿是可卡因使用情况披露的最重要预测因素。在美国药物使用调查的其他近期流行病学研究结果的背景下，评估了有效性方面的种族/族裔差异。讨论了在刑事司法样本中药物使用测量方面的影响。
