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Comparing the validity of self-reported recent drug use between adult and juvenile arrestees
(Comparaison de la validité de la consommation de drogues avouée entre prévenus adultes et jeunes)
Auteur(s) :
YACOUBIAN, G. S. ;
VANDERWALL K. L. ;
JOHNSON, R. J. ;
URBACH B. J. ;
PETERS, R. J.
Année :
2003
Page(s) :
279-284
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
27
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
AUTOEVALUATION
;
CONSOMMATION
;
ADULTE
;
JEUNE
;
INTERPELLATION
;
MESURES QUANTITATIVES
;
COMPARAISON
Note générale :
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 2003, 35, (2), 279-284
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
A large body of literature has explored the validity of self-reported drug use among criminal populations. These works have typically revealed strong underreporting of recent illicit drug use. To date, however, no studies have compared the validity of self-reported drug-using behaviors between adult and juvenile offenders. The authors overcome this limitation by assessing the validity of self-reported recent drug use with data collected from 1,425 adult and 551 juvenile Los Angeles arrestees surveyed through the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) Program in 1997. Kappa statistics were computed and tests for specificity and sensitivity were conducted utilizing urinalysis as the reference standard. Results suggest that adult arrestees are more inclined to underreport their recent use of illicit drugs. Implications for drug use research are assessed in light of the current findings. (Review's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Pacific Inst. Res. Eval., 11710 Beltsville Drive, Suite 300, Calverton, MD 20705
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.