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Rates and Correlates of Violent Behaviors Among Adolescents Treated in an Urban Emergency Department
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violence leading cause death adolescents innercity settings article describes violent behaviors relation risk behaviors eg substance use among adolescents screened urban emergency department edpatients aged 1418 years approached selfadminister computerized survey assessing violent behaviors ie physical aggression substance use cigarettes alcohol marijuana weapon carriagea total 1128 adolescents 838 participation rate 459 male 580 africanamerican surveyed past year 753 adolescents reported peer violence 276 reported dating violence 235 reported carrying weapon past year 280 drank alcohol 144 binge drank 57 reported alcoholrelated fighting 369 smoked marijuana logistic regression analyses predicting violent behaviors significant teens reporting peer violence likely younger africanamerican public assistance carry weapon binge drink smoke marijuana teens reporting dating violence likely female africanamerican carry weapon binge drink screen positive alcohol problems smoke marijuana teens reporting alcoholrelated fighting likely carry weapon binge drink screen positive alcohol problems smoke marijuanaadolescents presenting urban ed elevated rates violent behaviors substance use ie binge drinking smoking marijuana important risk factor violent behaviors among urban adolescents universal screening intervention protocols address multiple risk behaviors including violent behaviors substance use may useful prevent injury among adolescents presenting urban ed