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1.	Aitken, Sherrie S. Desantis, James Harford, Thomas C. Caces, M. Fe
1.	Marijuana Use among Adults: A Longitudinal Study of Current and Former Users Journal of Substance Abuse 12,3 (Autumn 2000): 213-226. Also: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0899328900000511 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Elsevier Keyword(s): Adolescent Behavior; Age and Ageing; Drug Use; Self-Reporting This study examines the pattern of marijuana use among respondents who have passed the age of risk of onset, as well as some of the correlates related to the initiation and current use of marijuana. The data for this study included 8885 respondents drawn from the National Longitudinal Survey of Labor Market Experience of Youth (NLSY). Based on cross-tabulations of lifetime marijuana use in 1984 and 1994, the following outcomes were examined: incidence of lifetime marijuana use, inconsistent reports of lifetime marijuana use, and current compared with former use. Controlling for the effects of all variables studied, significant and independent effects were noted for sociodemographic factors, former patterns of use, and the use of other substances. Copyright: 2001 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
	Bibliography Citation Aitken, Sherrie S., James Desantis, Thomas C. Harford and M. Fe Caces. "Marijuana Use among Adults: A Longitudinal Study of Current and Former Users." Journal of Substance Abuse 12,3 (Autumn 2000): 213-226.

2.	Caces, M. Fe Harford, Thomas C. Aitken, Sherrie S.
2.	Prescription and Non-Prescription Drug Use: A Longitudinal Study Journal of Substance Abuse 10,2 (1998):115-126. Also: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S089932899980128X Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Economics Department, Moore School of Business, University of Soutn Carolina Keyword(s): Drug Use; Gender Differences; Substance Use Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This study examines changes in the lifetime prevalence of prescription and non-prescription drug use in a national longitudinal sample of young adults. Cohort data used in this study are from the National Longitudinal Survey, Youth Cohort (NLSY) who responded to questions on use of prescription drugs for the years 1984 and 1992 (N = 8,771). Results reveal increases in the lifetime prevalence of prescription use of sedatives, tranquilizers, and stimulants. Prescription use was higher among women while non-prescription use was higher among men. Non-prescription drug use in 1984 was significantly related to prescription use in 1992.
	Bibliography Citation Caces, M. Fe, Thomas C. Harford and Sherrie S. Aitken. "Prescription and Non-Prescription Drug Use: A Longitudinal Study." Journal of Substance Abuse 10,2 (1998):115-126.

3.	Grant, Bridget F. Stinson, Frederick S. Harford, Thomas C.
3.	Age at Onset of Alcohol Use and DSM-IV Alcohol Abuse and Dependence: A 12-Year Follow-Up Journal of Substance Abuse 13,4 (2001): 493-504. Also: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0899328901000967 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Elsevier Keyword(s): Addiction; Alcohol Use; Behavior, Antisocial; Drug Use; Gender Differences; Marital Status; Substance Use Data are from the NLSY79. Examined the relationship between age at drinking onset and the development of alcohol abuse and dependence. 5,792 individuals (aged 17-24 yrs) reported the age of drinking onset and were assessed for the relationship between age at drinking onset and the development of alcohol abuse and dependence at 7- and 12-yr follow-ups. Results show that the likelihood of alcohol dependence decreased by 5% at 7-yr follow-up and 9% at 12-yr follow-up for each year drinking onset was delayed, even when controlling for sociodemographic characteristics and problem indicators. At 12-yr follow-up, the likelihood of alcohol abuse increased by 7% with each decreasing year of age at drinking onset, while age at drinking onset was not related to alcohol abuse at 7-yr follow-up. Several other risk factors were strong and consistent predictors of abuse and dependence at both follow-ups, including being male, divorced, separated or never married, younger, and having an early history of antisocial behaviors and marijuana use. It is concluded that early onset drinking is a strong predictor of alcohol use disorders, particularly dependence disorders. (PsycINFO Database Record Copyright.)
	Bibliography Citation Grant, Bridget F., Frederick S. Stinson and Thomas C. Harford. "Age at Onset of Alcohol Use and DSM-IV Alcohol Abuse and Dependence: A 12-Year Follow-Up." Journal of Substance Abuse 13,4 (2001): 493-504.

4.	Hanna, Eleanor Z. Faden, Vivian B. Harford, Thomas C.
4.	Marriage: Does It Protect Young Women from Alcoholism? Journal of Substance Abuse 5,1 (1993): 1-14. Also: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/089932899390119V Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Economics Department, Moore School of Business, University of Soutn Carolina Keyword(s): Alcohol Use; Marital Status; Marriage; Wives Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. The literature is replete with conflicting articles about the relationship of marital status and drinking in women. This study is an analysis of the drinking practices of women, 24 through 32 years old, who were respondents in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY). Variations in drinking patterns for the years 1982 through 1988 as a function of changes in marital status are detailed. Findings indicated that women who married or remarried decreased drinking, whereas those who became separated or divorced increased drinking. In the present study, women with alcoholic spouses exhibited similar changes in drinking as did other young women. Our conclusion was that the instability created by a change in social position, namely marital status, led to changes in drinking patterns during the study interval in the direction of those associated with the new social position.
	Bibliography Citation Hanna, Eleanor Z., Vivian B. Faden and Thomas C. Harford. "Marriage: Does It Protect Young Women from Alcoholism?" Journal of Substance Abuse 5,1 (1993): 1-14.

5.	Harford, Thomas C. Grant, Bridget F.
5.	Prevalence and Population Validity of DSM-III-R Alcohol Abuse and Dependence: The 1989 National Longitudinal Survey on Youth Journal of Substance Abuse 6,1 (1994): 37-44. Also: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0899328994900655 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Economics Department, Moore School of Business, University of Soutn Carolina Keyword(s): Addiction; Alcohol Use; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; Epidemiology; Ethnic Differences; Gender Differences; Health, Mental/Psychological; Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale; Hispanics; National Health Interview Survey (NHIS); Racial Differences Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This report presents national estimates of The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition, Revised (DSM-III-R) alcohol abuse and dependence among 24- to 31-year-olds using the 1989 National Longitudinal Survey on Youth (NLSY). Population estimates derived from the 1989 NLSY are also compared with corresponding estimates from the 1988 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). The 1-year prevalence of alcohol abuse and dependence was 13.95% in the 1989 NLSY. In general, rates of abuse and dependence were greater for men than for women and slightly declined with age. Although the prevalence of abuse was much greater among whites compared to blacks or Hispanics, the rates for dependence among Hispanics and whites exceeded those for their black counterparts. The rates of abuse and dependence were strikingly similar between the 1989 NLSY and 1988 NHIS, providing evidence for the population validity or generalizability of the diagnostic measures.
	Bibliography Citation Harford, Thomas C. and Bridget F. Grant. "Prevalence and Population Validity of DSM-III-R Alcohol Abuse and Dependence: The 1989 National Longitudinal Survey on Youth." Journal of Substance Abuse 6,1 (1994): 37-44.

6.	Harford, Thomas C. Hanna, Eleanor Z. Faden, Vivian B.
6.	The Long- and Short-Term Effects of Marriage on Drinking Journal of Substance Abuse 6,2 (1994): 209-217. Also: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0899328994902291 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Economics Department, Moore School of Business, University of Soutn Carolina Keyword(s): Alcohol Use; Divorce; Epidemiology; Family History; Gender Differences; Marital Status; Marriage; Minority Groups; Rehabilitation Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Data from the 11-year National Longitudinal Survey of Labor Market Experience of Youth are used to examine both short- and long-term effects of marital status on alcohol consumption and to assess the relationship between gender and heavy drinking patterns on the marital-alcohol consumption relationship. Race, gender, history of heavy drinking, and alcoholic relatives were additional key variables utilized in the analysis. Multiple regression analysis indicates that long-term marriage was associated with decreased drinking, except among women with a history of heavy drinking. Separation and divorce were not associated with long-term effects on current drinking, but divorce was associated with decreased drinking, at least in the short term, for men and women with a family history of alcoholism.
	Bibliography Citation Harford, Thomas C., Eleanor Z. Hanna and Vivian B. Faden. "The Long- and Short-Term Effects of Marriage on Drinking." Journal of Substance Abuse 6,2 (1994): 209-217.

7.	Parker, Douglas A. Harford, Thomas C. Rosenstock, Irwin M.
7.	Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Sexual Risk-Taking Among Young Adults Journal of Substance Abuse 6,1 (1994): 87-93. Also: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0899328994901171 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Economics Department, Moore School of Business, University of Soutn Carolina Keyword(s): Alcohol Use; Drug Use; Education; Family Income; Sexual Activity Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This article examines the relationship between alcohol, other drugs, and sexual risk-taking among 12,069 younger adults. It uses 1979-1984 data from a National Longitudinal Survey of Youth conducted by the Department of Labor. In 1979, respondents were aged 14-21 years. Analysis showed that the use of alcohol and other drugs was related to sexual risk-taking among both men and women after controlling for age, education, family income, and other variables.
	Bibliography Citation Parker, Douglas A., Thomas C. Harford and Irwin M. Rosenstock. "Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Sexual Risk-Taking Among Young Adults." Journal of Substance Abuse 6,1 (1994): 87-93.

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