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Earlier Violent Television Exposure and Later Drug Dependence

Author(s) -

Brook David W.,

Saar Naomi S.,

Brook Judith S.

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

the american journal on addictions

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997

H-Index - 76

eISSN - 1521-0391

pISSN - 1055-0496

DOI - 10.1080/10550490802138590

Subject(s) - nicotine , drug , psychology , nicotine dependence , injury prevention , human factors and ergonomics , suicide prevention , illicit drug , longitudinal study , poison control , developmental psychology , medicine , psychiatry , environmental health , pathology

This research examined the longitudinal pathways from earlier violent television exposure to later drug dependence. African American and Puerto Rican adolescents were interviewed during three points in time (n = 463). Exposure to violent television programs in late adolescence predicted exposure to violent television programs in young adulthood, which in turn was related to tobacco/marijuana use, nicotine dependence, and later drug dependence. Some policy and clinical implications suggest regulating the times when violent television programs are broadcast, creating developmentally targeted prevention/treatment programs, and recognizing that watching violent television programs may serve as a cue regarding increased susceptibility to nicotine and drug dependence.

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