Research on drug use has sought to understand the individual, social, and environmental influences on drug use initiation, continuation, and abuse and dependence. Although researchers have identified many predictors of drug use initiation, less has been learned about the antecedents of drug abuse and dependence. The overall goal of the proposed study is to examine individual, social, and contextual factors in childhood and adolescence that distinguish adults with substance abuse problems from those without such problems. More specifically, the study will use data from a 25-year epidemiological, longitudinal study of a cohort (n= 1240) from Woodlawn, an African American community in Chicago. The cohort was assessed in first grade (age 6), in adolescence (ages 15-17), and in adulthood (ages 32-33), with 84 percent of the original cohort included in the adult phase. The study will examine the impact of first grade aggressive behavior, adolescent social bonds and drug use, and neighborhood on drug abuse and dependence in adulthood. The data includes self reports, teacher and psychologist ratings, and mothers? reports; census data will be used to examine neighborhood effects. The use of hierarchical regression analyses and multi-level analyses will allow for examination of both the direct and indirect effects of these factors on adult drug abuse and dependence.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Type
Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)
Project #
5F31DA014437-03
Application #
6661225
Study Section
Human Development Research Subcommittee (NIDA)
Program Officer
Chambers, Jessica Campbell
Project Start
2002-09-16
Project End
2004-07-31
Budget Start
2003-09-16
Budget End
2004-07-31
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
2003
Total Cost
$39,127
Indirect Cost
Name
Johns Hopkins University
Department
Public Health & Prev Medicine
Type
Schools of Public Health
DUNS #
001910777
City
Baltimore
State
MD
Country
United States
Zip Code
21218