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Factors in Childhood Drug and Alcohol Use: A Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Finke Linda M.,
Bowman C. Ann
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6171
pISSN - 1073-6077
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6171.1997.tb00411.x
Subject(s) - alcohol , drug , psychology , medline , medicine , psychiatry , political science , chemistry , biochemistry , law
TOPIC. Drug and alcohol use in children. PURPOSE. To identify the prevalence of drug and alcohol use in children 12 and younger and the factors associated with this use. SOURCE. A review of the literature. CONCLUSIONS. The identified factors include: a) dijferences in use between boys and girls; b) influence of family members' drug and alcohol use; c) influence of peers; d) the child's self‐esteem; and e) the child's knowledge about drug and alcohol use. Awareness by child psychiatric nurses of the identified factors is crucial to prevent, assess, and treat the problem of drug and alcohol use by children.