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TerrellGunter,AliJohnson,NikkiFiore,ChloeTaylorandFarrisJones

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Introduction

Purpose:
Thepurposeofthisresearchprojectistodeterminethemosteffectiveinterventionfor
adolescentdrugandalcoholabuseintheUnitedStates.Theresearchprojectwillprovide
informationincludingstatisticsaboutdrugandalcoholconsumptionamongchildreninrural
areasversesthedrugandalcoholconsumptionofchildrentheinnercitiesoftheUnitedStates.
Thisresearchprojectwilldeterminetheeffectivenessofvariousalcoholpreventionprogramsfor
adolescents,andifthereisacorrelationbetweenthequalityofservicesthatareofferedinthe
innercitiesoftheUnitedStatescomparedtothosethatresideintheruralareasofthenation.
ThisstudyinvolveschildrenintheUnitedStatesfromtheageoftwelvethroughtwenty.The
benefitsofthisresearchistoprovideinformationthatprovesthattheadolescentsthatlivein
innercitiesacrosstheUnitedStatesaremorelikelytoabusedrugsandalcoholthanadolescents
theliveinruralareasacrossthenation.AccordingtoClark,"WilsonandDonnermeyer(2006)
foundthatpeerinfluencewasastrongerinfluenceondruguseamongurbanlocatedyouthsbut
didnotfindanydifferencesforfamilyfactors(Clark,2011,p.208)."Thisimpliesthatthereis
moredrugandalcoholabuseforinnercityadolescents.
Anotherpurposeforthisresearchistodetermineifmoredrugandalcoholprevention
programsareneededintheinnercitiesoftheUnitedStatesversestheruralareas.Shouldinner
citiesreceivemorefundingthanruralareas?Thisresearchprojectwillalsoexaminedifferent
drugandalcoholpreventionprogramsofmethodsavailableforadolescentsintheUnitedStates.

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WewillmeasureourfindingswiththeCRAFFTscreeningtoolwhichisusedtomeasuredrug
andalcoholabuseforthosethatare21andunder.
Significance:
Thesocialworkprofessionseekstodeterminevulnerableand/oroppressedpopulations
andhelpalleviatethesymptomsofoppressionforallindividuals(NASW,2008).Theresearch
questionpresentedinthispaperseekstodetermineaspecificgroupofpeoplesufferingfrom
alcoholanddrugabuseinSouthCarolinainthehopesthattheymaybebetterservedand
understood.Itisimportanttocorrectlydetermineaspecificpopulationthatisatriskinorderto
providenecessaryservicestothem.Thisresearchquestionisrelevanttothesocialwork
professioninthatitwilldetermineaspecificgroupofindividuals,basedontheirenvironment,
thatarepotentiallyinneedofaninterventionandsocialservices.
Thistopicissignificantduetothefactthatalcoholanddrugabuseisagrowingtrend
amongadolescentsinAmericathatposesserioushealthriskstothemselvesandthosearound
them.AccordingtotheNationalInstituteonAlcoholAbuseandAlcoholism(NIAAA),"more
than190,000peopleundertheageof21visitedtheemergencyroomforalcoholrelatedinjuries
in2008alone"andtheNIAAAalsostatesthat"everyyearintheUnitedStates,about5,000
youngpeopleundertheageof21dieasaresultofunderagedrinking"(NIAAA,2013,p.12).It
iscrucialtodeterminespecificareaswherealcoholanddrugabuseisprevalentamong
adolescentssothatwemaybetteraddresstheirenvironmentandpotentialcausesfortheabuseof
alcoholanddrugs.Ifwecandeterminespecificfactorsthatcontributetotheconsumptionof

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alcoholanduseofdrugsamongunderagecitizensthenwecanpossessabetterunderstandingof
howtoaddressthisissue.
Thescopeofthisissueinournationisverylarge.Forthisreason,wehavenarrowedour
researchdowntofindingsinSouthCarolinasothatwemaybetteraddresstheissueinourlocal
community.AccordingtodatafromthePacificInstituteforResearchandEvaluation(PIRE)
"approximately169,000underagecustomersinSouthCarolinadrinkeachyear"(PIRE,2011,p.
12).ItlaterstatesinthissamedatadocumentthatthisrateofunderagedrinkinginSouth
Carolina"leadstosubstantialharmduetotrafficcrashes,violentcrime,propertycrime,
unintentionalinjuryandriskysex"(PIRE,2011,p.2).Theconsumptionofalcoholanduseof
drugsamongadolescentsinSouthCarolinaisavastissuethataffectstheadolescentsconsuming
alcoholandusingdrugsandthepeoplearoundthem.
ByaddressingthisissueinSouthCarolinaanddeterminingtheenvironmentthat
contributestotheabuseofalcoholanddrugsamongadolescents,wemaybeabletobetter
providenecessaryservicestotheenvironmentsatriskthatcanhelptopreventthisproblem.By
answeringthisresearchquestion,wewillhaveabetterunderstandingofwheretostartwhen
determiningwhoismostatriskforunderagedrinkinganduseofillegalsubstancesinourstate.
Onceweknowtheareasthataremostaffectedbythisepidemic,propersocialservicescanbe
initiatedorimprovedinordertocorrectlyaddressthisissue.

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ResearchDesign
Descriptionoftheresearchdesign:
ResearchQuestion:DoesthedurationofadolescentslivinginanurbancommunityinSouth
CarolinapredictsubstanceabusescoresontheTASIscaleamongadolescents?
IndependentVariable:ThedurationofadolescentslivinginanurbancommunityinSouth
Carolina.Meaningthenumberofadolescentsthatresideinanurbansettingasopposedtoarural
setting.WewillmeasuretheindependentvariablebydistributingtheTASIsurveyto50
adolescentineachofthe46countiesinSouthCarolina.Thesurveywillincludeanindicationof
theparticipantsgeographicenvironmentthiswilldeterminewhetherthefactthattheyare
livinginanurbanorruralsettinghasanythingtodowiththeresultsofthesurvey.
DependentVariable:ThescoresthatindicatesubstanceabuseontheTASIscale.Thesescores
willgivesaclearerpictureofwhetheradolescentsareusingillegalsubstances.Wewill
determinethedependentvariablebytheanswersthattheparticipantsprovideontheTASI
scale,whichisanindicatorofsubstanceabuseforadolescents.
Hypothesis:ThedurationofurbanresidentialstatusofadolescentsinSouthCarolina
significantlypredictspositivesubstanceabusescoresontheTASIscale.
SamplingTechnique:Thesamplingtechniqueforthisresearchisastratifiedrandomsampleof
2,300adolescentsfromeachofthe46countiesinSouthCarolinasincethepopulationthatstobe
testedwillbeseparatedintodifferentstrataandrandomsampleswillbetakenfromeach
subpopulation.Twentyfiveadolescentsinaurbancommunityandtwentyfivewithinarural

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communitywillbeselectedfromeachcountymakingeachcountyhave50adolescentsas
representation.Withthissamplingmethodwewouldrandomlyselectadolescentsfromurban
andruralpublicschools.
MethodofDataAnalysis:Themethodfordataanalysisinthisresearchdesignisregression
sincewearetryingtoidentifytherelationshipbetweentheresidentialstatusofadolescentsand
thescoresofadolescentsontheADIscaleinordertomakepredictions.
Tool:Asurveywouldbeadministeredtotheadolescentsandincludethequestionofhowlong
theywerearesidentoftheirlocationatthetimeofthesurvey.Thissurveywouldalsodetermine
whethertheadolescentslocationisurbanorrural.Tomeasurethedependentvariableof
substanceabusetheAdolescentDiagnosticInterviewwouldbeused.TheTASIsystematically
assessespsychoactivesubstanceusedisordersin12to18yearolds.BasedonDSMIIIR
criteria,thisconvenientstructuredinterviewalsoevaluatespsychosocialstressors,schooland
interpersonalfunctioning,andcognitiveimpairment.Inaddition,itscreensforspecificproblems
commonlyassociatedwithsubstanceabuse"(Kaminer,Y.,Burkstein,O.G.&Tarter,R.E.,
1991).
MethodofDataCollection:WewilldistributethissurveytopublicschoolsinSouthCarolina
inperson.AllpersonsdistributingthesurveywillbeIRBcertifiedinordertoconductproper
research.Theparticipantsandtheirparentswillbeinformedthateverythingonthesurveywill
remaincompletelyconfidentialandonlyusedforthepurposesofresearch.Participantsmayalso
choosetostopthesurveyatanytimeorkeeptheirresultsfrombeingusedinresearchifthey
changetheirminds.

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CulturalSensitivity:Wewillbedistributingthissurveytoalladolescents(ages1220)willing
toparticipateregardlessoftheirrace,class,orgender.BeingIRBcertified,wearefullyaware,
asresearchers,theneedtobeculturallysensitiveandrespectfulofeveryparticipants
backgroundinordertoobtainunbiasedresearch.
ReliabilityandValidity:TheTASIscaleitselfhasbeentestedforreliabilityandvalidity.
AccordingtoKaminer,Y.,Burkstein,O.G.&Tarter,R.E.(1991),themeasuresofreliabilitythat
wereusedforthisscalearetestretestandinterratoragreementandinternalconsistency.The
measuresofvalidityofthisscalearecontentandconstruct.
Strengthsandweaknessesincludingthreatstointernalvalidity:
Athreattotheinternalvalidityofthisdesignisthefactthatadolescentscanbedishonest
abouttheuseofdrugsandalcoholoutoffearofgettingintrouble.Inanattempttoeliminatethis
weakness,astrengthofthissurveyisthatitwillremainconfidentialandwillonlytakenforthe
purposesofresearch.Theparticipantswillbeinformedoftheirconfidentialitywhencompleting
thisassessment.
Anotherthreattothevalidityofthisscaleisthatitisdatedsinceitwaspublishedin
19931Thereliabilityofthismeasurewillincreaseifitisgivenonayearlybasissothatitmaybe
sensitivetotimechanges.
Astrengthofthisassessmentthatreducesthisthreattovalidityisthatitcanberepeated
orexpandedasnecessary.Forexample,youcantestuptoasmanyrandomparticipantsas
necessarybetweenanyurbanorrurallocationinSouthCarolinainordertoobtainabetter
knowledgeoftheuseofillegalsubstancesamongadolescentsacrossthewholestate.

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Explainwhythisresearchdesignisthebestoption:
Wefeelthatthisresearchdesignwillbethebestoptionduetothefactthatwewillbe
abletoproportionatelyobservetheamountofsubstanceabusethatistakingplacebetweentwo
distinctgeographicenvironmentsinordertopredicttherelationshipbetweenenvironmentand
substanceabuseamongadolescentslivinginthestateofSouthCarolina.
ConceptualModel:
SEEAPPENDIXA
Thislogicmodelisthetheoreticalframeworkforourresearchdesign.Obviouslythere
aremanyfactorsthatcancontributetotheuseofalcoholanddrugsamongadolescentsotherthan
geographiclocation,anditisimportanttolookintothebiggerpictureofwhatishappening.This
iswhywehavedesignedalogicmodelinordertoobservethedifferentfactorsthatcontributeto
ourdependentvariable.Onceweareabletoobservetheflowoffactorscontributingtothe
problemthatweareobserving,wecandesignandobserveprogramsthatwillbetterfitthe
situationandgainabroaderandclearerperspectiveoftheuseofdrugsandalcoholamong
adolescentslivinginSouthCarolina.
LiteratureReview
Thegoaloftheliteraturereviewistosummarizeresearchfindingsonadolescentalcohol
anddruguseinruralandurbancommunities.Anothergoalistoapplytheoriestotheresearch
findingstogiveaframeofreference.Theefforttodividetheliteratureintosectionswillshow
recognitionofthedifferentkeyconceptsthatarepresentandshouldbeacknowledgedinastudy
thatfocusesbothonadolescentsubstanceabuseandtheadolescentsenvironment.The

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independentvariableintheresearchisthedurationoftimeofwheretheadolescentisresidingis
definedasbeingeitherurbanorrural.Theoriesappliedfromourresearcharethesocial
disorganizationtheoryandsociallearningtheory.Socialdisorganizationtheoryassertsthat
negativebehaviorismorelikelyinenvironmentsthatlackstructureandsocialcontrol(Nasim,
A.,Fernander,A.,Townsend,T.G.,Corona,R.,&Belgrave,F.Z.,2011).Sociallearning
theoryistheconceptoflearningacertainbehaviorbyobservingothersandwascreatedby
AlbertBandura.
AdolescentDrugandAlcoholAbuse/DependentVariable
Inourresearchthelifestageofadolescentisdefinedasanyonerangingfromagetwelve
totwentyone.TheindependentvariableofsubstanceabuseisdefinedbytheNationalInstitute
onDrugAbuseasanyillicituseofasubstanceasdrugabuse.Drugabusealsoincludesthe
nonmedicaluseofprescriptiondrugs.Socialriskfactorsarethemostprevalentcausesof
adolescentsubstanceabuseaccordingtoauthorsKaylenandPridemore.Factorssuchas
poverty,economicandresidentialinstability,familydisruption,andcommunityviolenceleave
youthvulnerableforengaginginriskybehaviors,includingsubstanceuseandabuse(Kaylen,M.
T.,&Pridemore,W.,2011).Familyconflictandtherelationshipbetweentheparentand
adolescentarekeyfactorsresultingininvolvementinsubstanceabuse.Familyriskfactors
includeinadequateparentalsupervision,poorcommunication,familytensionandconflicts,
inconsistentorundulysevereparentaldiscipline,brokenhomes,andfamilyhistoryofparental
alcoholordrugabuse(Kaylen,2011).Oneauthorstatedthatfamiliesmightdifferin
communication,sanctions,andinvolvementbasedontheirgeographiclocation.Forexample
familiesinmoreruralareasmybemoreinvolvedwiththeiradolescentchildrenandconcerned

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aboutstayingwithinthenormativeboundsofbehaviorasprescribedbytheirspecificcommunity
(Rioux,A.R.,&Hollist,D.R.2010).Accordingtotheliteratureparentsdonotknowhow
commonsubstanceabuseisamongadolescents.Familystructure,suchasatwoparentsorsingle
parentseemtohavestronginfluencesonwhetheranadolescentengagesinsubstanceabuseas
well.Thosewhohadtwoparentswerelesslikelyabusealcoholordrugsaccordingtothe
research.
Individualriskfactorsarealsopredominantwhendeterminingwhyadolescentsinvolve
themselvesinriskybehaviors.Someofthesefactorsincludehistoryaggressivebehavior;history
ofphysicalorsexualabuse,emotional,social,oracademicdifficulties,impulsivity,unstable
emotions,andlowperceptionofthedangersinherentindruguse(Ali,S.,Mouton,C.P.,Jabeen,
S.,Ofoemezie,E.,Bailey,R.K.,Shahid,M.,&Zeng,Q.2011).Otherimportantriskfactors
includelowsocioeconomicstatus,livinginahighcrimeanddruguseneighborhood,drug
availability,peerpressure,levelofeducationandhistoryofmentalillness.
AdolescentSubstanceAbuseandTheory
Peerinfluencewasalsoapredominantfactorforadolescentsubstanceabusewithinthe
literature.Sociallearningtheorysuggeststhatthelikelihoodofsubstanceusewillbehighin
thosesituationswheretheperceivedrewardsassociatedwiththepracticearehighandthecosts
associatedwithsubstanceusearelow.Thus,substanceuseispartofalearningprocesswhere
youthslearnthebenefitsandpunishmentsbothindirectlythroughobservingthereactionstothe
useofothersanddirectlythroughtheirinteractionswithothersandothersfavorableor
unfavorablereactionstotheirownuse(Rioux,2010).Thistheoryisrelatedbacktodependent

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variableofsubstancebecausebasedontheadolescentscommunitytheywilllearncertainnorms
includingdruguse.Theliteratureemphasizedhowpositiveadultinfluencesdecreasedthe
chancesofadolescencebeinginvolvedinriskybehaviors.
Torelatebacktotheindependentvariableoflocationinourresearchweusedthesocial
disorganizationtheory.Inastudywithsocialdisorganizationtheoryitstatedthatmoreaffluent
areas,neighborhoodswithhighratesofpovertyarelikelytohavehigherratesofviolence,more
unemployedresidents,morevisibledisplaysofcrime,culturalnormsmorefavorabletodeviance
andmorecommercialaccesstoalcoholandtobacco.Socialdisorganizationtheoriesemphasize
thatyouthdelinquencyisnotequallydistributedacrosscommunitiesbutratherisclusteredin
moredisadvantagedareas(Pinchevsky,G.M.,Fagan,A.,&Wright,E.,2010).

EnvironmentalInfluences:Ruralvs.Urban/IndependentVariable
Themostwidelydebatedfactorintheliteraturewaswhetherlivinginaruralcommunity
orurbancommunityinfluencedadolescentstoengageinsubstanceabuse.Accordingtothe
NationalCenteronAddictionandSubstanceAbuse,therateofdrug,alcoholandnicotineuse
amongteensinruralAmericaisnowhigherthaninthenationslargercenters.Adjacencyof
ruraltourbanareasisimportantbecauseoftheinfluencethaturbanareasmayhaveonrural
areasintermsofincreasingthesupplyofdrugs,providingeducationalandeconomic
opportunities,andpromotingculturalinfluences(Lambert,D.,Gale,J.A.,&Hartley,D.2008).
Discussion:
ProgramDescription:

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Theproposedprogramprecedingourstudywillbeadrugandalcoholeducational
programforSouthCarolinaspublicschools.
Theservicesprovidedintheproposedprogramaretoincludealcoholandsubstance
abusepreventionprogrammingforadolescentsinthecommunitiesfoundtobemostatriskin
SouthCarolina.Thiswilltaketheformofclasses/seminarsprovidedforgradeschoolsandin
localcommunitycenters,andmaybeevenadesignatedalcoholanddrugtypecounselor/social
workerplacedineachschoolinatriskareasthatareaccessibleforchildrenlivinginatrisk
environments.Aprimaryfactoroftheuseofalcoholanddrugsamongadolescentsisalackof
substanceabuseeducationorsupportincertainareasofSouthCarolina.Byeliminatingthis
factor,wewillbeableto,hopefully,greatlydecreasetheeffectsofthisissue.
Thecharacteristicsofclientsservedwillincludethecharacteristicsofthepopulation
addressedintheresearchquestion:betweentheagesof12and20,livinginSouthCarolina,and
residingintheenvironmentwhichprovestopromoteahigheruseofalcoholanddrugabuse
(eitherruralorinnercityareas.Basically,thismeansthatprogrammingwillbepromotedinthe
areathatturnsouttoneeditthemostforadolescentsinSouthCarolinawhoarebothabusing
alcoholanddrugsoratriskforabusingalcoholanddrugs.
Ideally,theseserviceswillbeprovidedthroughgovernmentfunding.Thefundingwillbe
apartofpubliceducationfunding.Ifthisisnotsubstantialfundingthenmoremoneycanbe
obtainedthroughgrants.Theserviceswillbefreeforstudentswhoareattendingpublicschools,
itwillbeworkedinasapartoftheirschoolcurriculumoreducation.
Thereisaprogramsimilartotheonelaidoutinourprogramdescriptioncalled
"D.A.R.E".Ideally,ourprogramproposalwouldbesimilartothisprogram,butmandatedforall

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schoolsinSouthCarolina.Thelongtermgoalforthisprogramwillbetoincreaseawarenessand
educationabouttheuseofdrugsandalcoholforallofSouthCarolina'syouthinthehopesofthe
preventionofdrugandalcoholabuseandrelieffromtheuseofdrugsandalcoholuse.
SamplingDesign:
Asmentionedintheresearchdesign,wewillsample2,300randomparticipantswhomeet
thecriteriaofourtargetpopulation;ages1220andresidentsofSouthCarolina.Theywillbe
bothmaleandfemale,andbetweentheages12and20.Thereasonwehavechosentheseagesis
thattheymustbeatleast12yearsoldbutnotolderthan21tobeconsideredanadolescent.We
willbeusingthestratifiedrandomsamplingmethod.Stratificationistheprocessofgrouping
membersofthepopulationintorelativelyhomogeneoussubgroupsbeforesampling.(Princeton
University)Thisjustmeansthatsincewerearesamplingfromdifferentgeographicallocations
suchasurbanandruralareas,thatwearedividingthemintosubgroupstomaketheprocessmore
reliable.
Oneofthestrengthsofstratifiedsamplingisitsorganization.Keepingthedifferent
groupsseparatedwillhelpeverythingstayorganizedandeasytounderstand,whichwill
ultimatelyleadtolessmistakesonourpart.Also,sinceitwillberandomlydistributed,itwillbe
unbiased.Anotherstrengthisrepresentativeness,becauseitwillbeeasytodeterminewhetheror
nottheparticipantsrepresentacertainpopulationaslongasweknowtheirresidence.However,
therearesomeweaknessesthatcomealongwiththissamplingmethod.Probablythegreatest
weaknessisvalidity.Asalsostatedintheresearchdesignportion,wecannotguaranteethatall
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behesitanttoanswerthequestionsbecausetheywillbeaskedaboutcertainillegalbehaviors
concerningalcoholanddruguse,andtheymaybeafraidofgettingintolegaltrouble.
ProtectionofResearchSubjects:
For the protection of our research subjects, we will emphasize the voluntary
participation principle. In other words, well will explain to our subjects that they are not
requiredormandatedtoparticipateandhavethechoicetorefusetointhisresearchproject.Our
participantswillbeawareofthefactthatthenineitemquestionnairegivenwillbeadministered
tothemontheirapproval.Asfarasinformedconsent,wewillmakesurethatoursubjectsare
awareoftheactionsthatwillbeconductedduringtheprocessofwhichtheyparticipate.Wewill
ensurethatoursubjectsrealizethattheinformationthatwegainfromthedatacollectedwillbe
used solely for the purpose of measuring the level of substance abuse in rural Orangeburg
Countyvs.urbanRichlandCounty.Thisinvolveseducatingoursubjectsonthelikelyrisksthat
could very well occur given the fact that they participate. Benefits that may result from
protectingourresearchsubjectsarethatthesubjectsmaybemorelikelytogiveaccuratedata.If
ourparticipantsfeelasthoughwearenotgoingtoprotectthemandkeepthedataconfidential,
thentheymaynotanswerthequestionshonestlyinfearofsomeformofpenaltyforusing
alcoholorillegaldrugs,especiallysinceallparticipantsareundertheageof21.Confidentiality
isveryimportantwhenregardinghumansubjectsbecauseiftheyfeelasthoughthedatayouare
recordingwillbesharedwithanoutsideparty,theirchoicetogivefalseinformation/answerscan
sabotagetheresultsofyourstudy.
FurtherResearchintheFuture:

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Thisresearchdesignisidealbecauseitcanberedistributedonaregularbasis.Thesurvey
canbeadministeredeveryyearinordertocompareresultsacrosstimeandseeiftheproposed
programdesignhashadanyaffectonthedependentvariable.Thisresearchdesigncouldalsobe
applicable in any state that one is wishing to study the correlation of an urban setting and
adolescentsscoresontheTASIscale.Ideasforfurtherresearchwouldincluderedistributing
thisresearchdesigneveryyeartoadifferentpoolofrandomparticipantsinordertoincreasethe
reliabilityofthestudyacrosstime.Thissurveycanalsobeadministeredinadifferentstateand
workjustaseffectively.
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Appendices:
AppendixA:ConceptualModel

Gang
Involvement

Education on
preventative resources

Peer
Pressure

Access to drugs
and alcohol

School Systems

Community in which
adolescent lives

Single Parent vs two

parent household

Substance abuse among

adolescents in rural and
urban communities in
South Carolina

Family history with

addiction and
substance abuses

Parental influence on
teens development
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AppendixB
SCALEUSEDFORMEASUREMENT
AcopyoftheTASIcanbeaccessedatthislink:
http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/attachements.cfm/att_4008_EN_ttasi.pdf

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