The purpose of this preliminary study was to document self-reported tattooing and body piercing behavior among a sample of 860 adolescent detainees. Additionally, the study examined the relationship of alcohol and drug use to tattooing and body piercing--an often overlooked HIV risk behavior.
Emory University, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, 1518 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. rbraith@sph.emory.edu
