Sequential Patterns of Multiple-Drug Use Among High School Students
Archives of General Psychiatry February 1, 1977 DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1977.01770140106012 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Cross-sectional survey Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 1,094 |
| Population | High school students in greater New Haven, Connecticut, 1972-1973 academic year |
| Topics | Cannabis Mescaline |
| Keywords | Heroin Drug Hashish Substance abuse Clinical psychology |
| Citations | 34 |
| Key findings | Scalogram analysis reveals a progressive relationship for nine drugs (alcohol, marijuana, hashish, barbiturates, amphetamines, LSD, mescaline, cocaine, and heroin), but cigarettes and glue do not play a part in this pattern. |
Abstract
Only recently have multiple-drug use studies involving more than heroin and marijuana begun to be reported in the literature. Four of these studies have found evidence that multiple-drug use is a progressive phenomenon, although the particular pattern of multiple-drug use reported in different populations varies somewhat. This study examines the patterns of multiple-drug use reported by a random sample of 1,094 high school students living in greater New Haven, Conn in the 1972-1973 academic school year. Scalogram analysis reveals a progressive relationship for nine drugs: alcohol, marijuana, hashish, barbiturates, amphetamines, LSD, mescaline, cocaine, and heroin. Cigarettes and glue were not found to play a part in this pattern. The temporal order in which respondents reported that they had begun using each drug supports the results of scalogram analysis only in part.