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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2009 Aug 31;105(3):240–247. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2009.07.009

Table 1.

Demographic and Substance Use Characteristics

Treatment Condition
EXP CONTROL
N=36 N=33
Gender
 Male 31 (86%) 26 (79%)
Ethnicity
 Caucasian 33 (92%) 30 (91%)
 African American 2 (6%) 2 (6%)
 Hispanic 1 (3%) 1 (3%)
Mean SES (9 step scale)a 7.1 (1.5) 7.0 (1.7)b
Mean Age 16.1 (1.1) 15.9 (1.0)
Father participation 30 (83%) 22 (67%)
Legal problems 12 (33%) 10 (30%)
Tobacco user 23 (64%) 17 (52%)
Mental health services in past 12 months 21 (58%) 15 (46%)
Intake Urine Drug Test THC positive 22 (61%) 23 (70%)
Mean days used marijuana in past 30 11.1 (9.2) 15.7 (11.0)
Mean times used marijuana per day 1.7 (1.4) 2.0 (1.4)
Mean days used alcohol in past 30 1.6 (2.0) 1.5 (2.1)
Mean drinks per drinking day 3.1 (3.5) 3.8 (4.5)
DSM Substance Use
 Marijuana Dependence 14 (39%) 16 (49%)
 Marijuana Abuse 16 (44%) 15 (45%)
 No Marijuana Abuse/Dependence 6 (17%) 2 (6%)
 Alcohol Abuse 8 (22%) 7 (21%)
 Nicotine Dependence 2 (6%) 5 (15%)
DSM Mental Health
 Endorsed by either parent
  ODD+/or CD 21 (58%) 20(61%)
  ADHD 15 (42%) 18 (55%)
  Major Depression +/or GAD 17 (47%) 13 (39%)
 Endorsed by youth
  ODD+/or CD 8 (22%) 10 (30%)
  ADHD 6 (17%) 12 (36%)
  Major Depression +/or GAD 5 (14%) 7(21%)

Note. All p’s >.05 for treatment condition comparisons. EXP=Experimental Condition; CONTROL=Control Condition; SES=Socioeconomic Status; DSM=Diagnostic and Statistical Manual; THC= Tetrahydrocannabinol; ODD = Oppositional Defiant Disorder; CD = Conduct Disorder; ADHD = Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; GAD = Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

a

A score of 7 on the (Hollingshead, 1975) scale represents the following types of occupations: teacher, real estate broker, administrator.

b

Excludes one subject for whom SES could not be scored.