A Better Kind of High: How Religious Commitment Reduces Drug Use Among Poor Urban Teens

Author: Byron R. Johnson Publisher: Center for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society Publication: CRRUCS REPORT 2000-2 Document Date:                  July 30, 2000 Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Church Attendance Related Categories: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Substance Use/Abuse Adolescence/Youth > Peer Relations Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction Education > Educational Involvement Family Relations > Family Ties Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition Family, Religion and Culture > Religion and Family Family, Religion and Culture > Religion Commitment   This paper presents the role of religious commitment in combating the growing drug use of teenagers, and focuses on developing the moral and spiritual character of the child as oppose to economic and housing needs. Click to read this article... (HTML) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link