Funded Research
Social Context of Substance Abuse: A Multi-level Approach
Source: NIDA
Active: 04/01/01 - 03/31/07
Investigator(s):
Constance Flanagan
Leslie Gallay
John Graham
Suet-ling Pong
Responsible decision making is a cornerstone of drug abuse prevention programs but most attention has been focused on responsibility for one's own behavior. This project conceives of health as a public issue for which there is a shared responsibility. The overall goals are a) to understand the phenomena of peer monitoring and intervention and b) identify those factors that predispose young people to develop a sense of shared responsibility, appreciate the public dimensions of risk behaviors, and dissuade peers from engaging in behaviors that compromis health such as smoking or alcohol abuse. To do this we propose a comparative, longitudinal, developmental study in two contrasting national contexts (the United States and Hungary).
