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Bulletin Analyzes Co-occurrence of Substance-Related Behaviors

November 14, 2008

Cover: Co-occurrence of Substance Use Behaviors in YouthThe Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has published "Co-occurrence of Substance Use Behaviors in Youth."

The bulletin draws on data from the National Longitudinal Study of Youth to analyze the prevalence and overlap of substance-related behaviors among youth. The central finding of this analysis is that given one substance-related behavior, other substance-related behaviors become more likely.

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"Co-occurrence of Substance Use Behaviors in Youth" is available online only at http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/publications/PubAbstract.asp?pubi=241031.


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