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Final Project Milestone One Reading & Summarizing Final Project Milestone One: Reading & Summarizing Southern New Hampshire University Prescription drug abuse is a common issue in the United States. Particularly, among adolescents and young adults ranging from ages 12-17 and 18-22(Conn& Marks, 2014), (Kelly et al,2015). With the use of computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI) and audio computer-assisted self-interviews (ACASI) researchers try to describe why this is. In the article, œEthnic/Racial Differences in Peer and Parent Influence on Adolescent Prescription Drug Misuse, researchers describe the differences between African American, Hispanic and whiteadolescents in the relation to parent/peer disapproval on drug use as influencing adolescence, aged from 12-years-old to 17-years-old. The authors, Conn and Marks, refer to previous studies and hypothesize that based on demographics such as ethic/racial backgrounds and peer/parental disapproval, non-Hispanic white adolescence are more likely to misuse prescription drugs. The independent variable is the difference between ethnic/racial backgrounds in adolescence. Specifically, African American, Hispanic, and white adolescence. The dependent variable is the misuse of non-prescribed drugs such as stimulants, sedatives, tranquilizers and pain killers. The participants include adolescence ranging from 12-years-old to 17-years-old from the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. The participants, once identifying their ethnic background, were asked a series o. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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