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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Child Adolesc Subst Abuse. 2012 Mar 30;21(2):130–155. doi: 10.1080/1067828X.2012.662115

TABLE 1.

Psychosocial Description of the Youths and Their Families (N = 100)

Issue Percentage
Family Problems
Family member ever had an alcohol/other drug abuse problem 48
Family member ever received alcohol/other drug use treatment 22
Family history of mental health problems 15
Youth Problems
Ever had an alcohol/other drug abuse problem 27
Ever received treatment for alcohol/other drug abuse problem 15
Ever received services for emotional/behavioral problems 40
ADHD Questions—Ever
Do you often get complaints from parents/teachers that you don’t listen to instructions or directions? 39
Do you frequently tend to act before thinking? 50
Do you often have difficulty waiting for your turn during games or when doing things with other people your age? 24
Do you often fidget and find it difficult to sit still? 31
Experienced any of these problems in past year?
(Among youths answering “yes” to Q1–4 above)
64