The Relationship between Religion and the Adolescent Decision to Use Drugs

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Abstract

This meta-analysis examines the relationship between religious behavior/attitudes and the decision by adolescents to use drugs. The overall results indicate that religious affiliation is associated with a reduction in the probability of adolescents reporting using drugs. Using the Binomial Effect Size Display, this association demonstrates the low religious affiliation is associated with a 63% increase in the above average propensity for adolescents to report using drugs.

Authors

• Mike Allen, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

• Kelly Tenzek, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

• Jihyun Kim, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

• Lindsay Timmerman, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

• Susanne Jones, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

• William Donohue, Michigan State University

• Daniel Ryan, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

• Monique Turner, University of Maryland