Skip to main content
NCBI home page
American Journal of Public Health logoLink to American Journal of Public Health
. 1981 Mar;71(3):256–265. doi: 10.2105/ajph.71.3.256

The epidemiology of adolescent drug use in France and Israel.

D B Kandel, I Adler, M Sudit
PMCID: PMC1619807  PMID: 7468857

Abstract

Based on samples of adolescents residing in urban areas in France and in Israel, cross-cultural comparisons of adolescent use of alcoholic beverages, cigarettes, and illicit drugs are reported. Lifetime and current prevalences of use of all substances are higher in France than in Israel. The relative ranking of the prevalence of use of the various drugs is identical in the two countries, and is similar to that found in American samples. In both countries, drug use is more prevalent among males than females, and among older than younger adolescents. There are no differences among different socioeconomic groups. Religiosity affects the rates of use of all drugs in France, and the rates of non-alcoholic substances and the amounts of alcoholic beverages consumed in Israel. Differences in the prevalence of substance use across cultures and within a culture decrease as overall prevalence of use increases.

Full text

PDF
256

Selected References

These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.

  1. Fitzgerald J. L., Mulford H. A. Distribution of alcohol consumption and problem drinking. Comparison of sales records and survey data. J Stud Alcohol. 1978 May;39(5):879–893. doi: 10.15288/jsa.1978.39.879. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  2. Kandel D., Single E., Kessler R. C. The epidemiology of drug use among New York State high school students: Distribution, trends, and change in rates of use. Am J Public Health. 1976 Jan;66(1):43–53. doi: 10.2105/ajph.66.1.43. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  3. Kandel D. Stages in adolescent involvement in drug use. Science. 1975 Nov 28;190(4217):912–914. doi: 10.1126/science.1188374. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  4. Keller M. The great Jewish drink mystery. Br J Addict Alcohol Other Drugs. 1970 Jan;64(3):287–296. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1970.tb03688.x. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  5. Knupfer G., Room R. Drinking patterns and attitudes of Irish, Jewish and white Protestant American men. Q J Stud Alcohol. 1967 Dec;28(4):676–699. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  6. Parker D. A., Harman M. S. The distribution of consumption model of prevention of alcohol problems. A critical assessment. J Stud Alcohol. 1978 Mar;39(3):377–399. doi: 10.15288/jsa.1978.39.377. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  7. SKOLNICK J. H. Religious affiliation and drinking behavior. Q J Stud Alcohol. 1958 Sep;19(3):452–470. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  8. Schmidt W., Popham R. E. The single distribution theory of alcohol consumption. A rejoinder to the critique of Parker and Harman. J Stud Alcohol. 1978 Mar;39(3):400–419. doi: 10.15288/jsa.1978.39.400. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  9. Shoham S. G., Geva N., Kliger D., Chai T. Drug abuse among Israeli youth: epidemiological pilot study. Bull Narc. 1974 Apr-Jun;26(2):9–28. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  10. Single E., Kandel D., Faust R. Patterns of multiple drug use in high school. J Health Soc Behav. 1974 Dec;15(4):344–357. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  11. de Lint J., Schmidt W. The distribution of alcohol consumption in Ontario. Q J Stud Alcohol. 1968 Dec;29(4):968–973. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

Articles from American Journal of Public Health are provided here courtesy of American Public Health Association

RESOURCES