Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare national estimates of drug use and
exposure to violence between rural and urban teens. Methods: Twenty‐eight dependent …

Highlights of study findings include:(1) no evidence to support the common assumption that
rural youth are protected from exposure to violence;(2) rural teens are at significantly greater …

Substance use and violence co-occur among adolescents. However, the extant literature
focuses on the substance use behaviors of perpetrators of violence and not on victims. This …

PURPOSE: To determine if urban youth (“metropolitan” status) are at greater risk of
engaging in risk behaviors than suburban or rural youth. METHODS: We analyzed data on …

PURPOSE:: To examine the risk and protective factors for different types of violent behavior
in a sample of high school age adolescents drawn from the general population, illuminate …

Objective. This study examined whether youth who live in an urban, disadvantaged
community are significantly more likely than youth representing the nation to engage in a …

Background: While researchers have identified factors that contribute to youth violence, less
is known about the details of violent incidents. In addition, substance use has been linked to …

The risk of adolescent violent victimization in the United States varies considerably across
racial and ethnic populations; it is unknown whether the sources of risk also vary by race …

The increased risk of violent victimization for adolescents relative to other age groups has
recently become a major public health concern. The current study uses data from a multisite …

Abstract Boston University's Youth at Risk (URISK) program is working to reduce five high-
risk behaviors: violence, sexual activity, drinking, illicit drug use, and smoking, among inner …