The Transgenerational Effect of Substance Abuse

Using a survey conducted among college students at Andrews University, this study focused on substance use and sexual behaviors of students and the presence of familial substance use problems. Analysis indicated a significant association between substance use problems of fathers and their children\u27s substance use. There was a stronger statistical association between father\u27s substance use problems and male children\u27s alcohol use. In addition there was a significant relationship between grandparents substance use and youth sexual behavior for both genders. There is a need for further analysis of this study