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This bibliography consists of an indexed collection of 234 references, with abstracts, to literature on alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use among school-age youth in the United States, and what can be done to prevent or reduce use. The main focus is on research--specifically, epidemiological surveys, investigations of risk factors, and prevention and intervention program evaluations. Includes a topic index with entries for subjects, specific drugs, and specific populations covered, and a separate document type index. Index terms which designate population types and geographic areas refer to research or other literature which specifically discusses those populations. (BF)

This document is the third in a series of annual guides to the literature on alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use among American youth and its prevention. It is designed to assist readers in finding the latest information about this social problem and the most effective strategies for eliminating it. This bibliography consists of an indexed collection of 253 references, with abstracts, to literature on alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use among school-aged youth in the United States, and what can be done to prevent or reduce use. It indexes literature identified and received between June 1992 and June 1993. The main focus is on research--specifically, epidemiological surveys, investigations of risk factors, and prevention and intervention program evaluations. General discussions, literature reviews, and program descriptions have been included if they were deemed relevant to understanding the nature of the problem and to developing programs to address it. The scope of the review is national; because of the scarcity of strong longitudinal studies, one Canadian longitudinal study in a large sample population has been included. The bibliography suggests that increasing attention is being paid to the assessment of alcohol and other drug use and the evaluation of prevention among subpopulations, including ethnic and racial minority groups. Documents are listed alphabetically by author. Indexes include a topic index with entries for subjects, specific drugs, and specific populations covered; and a separate document type index. (NB)

This update offers current knowledge about the scope and nature of adolescent drinking. Its goal is to bridge the communications gap between the researcher, the practitioner, and the general population by disseminating research findings in an accessible manner and by providing an introductory review of the significance of these findings. Abstracts are provided for a wide cross-section of 36 studies published since 1990 on adolescent drinking, use correlates and risk factors, and prevention program evaluations. Summarized and assessed are recent survey data, the major sources of the survey data, and trends. The epidemiological literature is reviewed in regard to three related questions: (1) How many primary and secondary school youth are drinking and how much are they consuming? (2) What are the patterns and effects of use? and (3) What are the current trends? In spite of extensive research in this area, gaps and inconsistencies in findings are apparent. Even so, today's youth use alcohol more than illicit drugs and a substantial proportion of high school students are drinking regularly and heavily. As for prevention, results indicate that a prevention curriculum's potential effectiveness is partly a function of the substance addressed and that successful strategies against one drug may not succeed against other drugs. (Contains over 300 references.) (RJM)

The second in a series of annual guides to the literature on alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use among American youth and its prevention, this annotated bibliography for June 1991-June 1992 attempts to bridge the communication gap between practitioners and researchers. This bibliography consists of an indexed collection of 237 references with abstracts that pertain to new developments in etiological research, program evaluations, and promising prevention and intervention strategies. New trends in the literature include comprehensive psychosocial approaches, use and prevention among minority groups, and criticisms of prevention programs' methodologies and objectives. References are indexed by document type and topic. (LMI)

This bibliography consists of an indexed collection of 230 references, with abstracts, to literature published between January 1990 and June 1991 on alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use among school-age youth in the United States, and what can be done to prevent or reduce use. The main focus is on research, specifically epidemiological surveys, investigations of risk factors, and prevention program evaluations. General discussions, literature reviews, and program descriptions were included if they seemed helpful in understanding the nature of the problem and developing programs to address it. Because of the dearth of information about program effectiveness, program evaluations from other English-speaking countries were also included. The bibliography lists documents with their abstracts alphabetically by author. The index follows, with entries for subjects and specific drugs discussed and type of document. Index terms indicate which designate population types and geographic areas refer to research or other literature which specifically discusses them. Author abstracts tend to be limited to a summary of the findings, saying little about implications for practice or further research. While this guide relies heavily on existing author abstracts, these abstracts were revised as necessary, based on examination of the study, to ensure thoroughness. It was also necessary to write many new abstracts for this bibliography. In developing this guide an extensive literature search was conducted through the major computerized databases (ETOH, DRUGINFO, ERIC) and expanded upon through manual searches of books, publishers' lists, and printed current awareness bibliographies. (ABL)

This publication is one of a series summarizing recent research on adolescent drug abuse and its prevention. The report provides an overview of research and reviews its implications for dealing with substance abuse among Latino youth, placing new information in the context of past findings. Research has shown that drug use patterns in several Latino subgroups are significantly different from those found in the U.S. general population, and that there are high levels of use of many drugs within segments of this population. Although there has been no parallel expansion of information specifically on Latino youth, the existing evidence clearly indicates that they are a population at serious risk of developing problems with several substances, and that prevention programs have not been adequately addressing the unique needs and circumstances of this population. The report is divided into an Overview and Abstracts. The Overview is comprised of the following sections: (1) Introduction; (2) Research Problems; (3) Use Prevalence and Patterns; (4) Correlates of Use, including environmental factors, family background, interpersonal factors, gender, cultural values, acculturation, and group variation; (5) Prevention; and (6) Conclusion. The Abstracts provide citations and annotations for 14 journal articles and research reports. A 140-item reference list and a list of author addresses are appended. (AF)