Sonmez, Mehmet BulentCakir, DigdemCinar, Rugul KoseGorgulu, YaseminVardar, Erdal2024-06-122024-06-1220161067-828X1547-0652https://doi.org/10.1080/1067828X.2015.1037516https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/23038The current study on substance use and family characteristics of adolescents is a part of the extensive research on substance use characteristics among high school students in Edirne, Turkey. This cross-sectional study was conducted with 8,483 high school students within the 2010-2011 academic year. Self-administered questionnaires were completed anonymously by the participants. The lifetime prevalence of alcohol use was 24.6% and tobacco use was 21.4%. The most commonly used illicit substance was cannabis (1%), followed by inhalants (0.5%) and ecstasy (0.4%). The use of alcohol, tobacco, and nearly all the illegal substances was significantly higher among males compared to females. The rates of lifetime substance use varied by family-related factors such as family structure, perceived parental attitudes and intrafamilial relationships, parental socioeconomic status, and parental substance use. The limitations and implications of these findings are discussed.en10.1080/1067828X.2015.1037516info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessParentSubstance UseTurkeyAdolescentSocioeconomic-StatusProtective FactorsFamily-StructureDrug-UseAlcoholAdolescentsBehaviorsYouthRiskDrinkingArticle253260267Q4WOS:0003732871000102-s2.0-84961218234Q3