Language preference and drug use among Southwestern Mexican American middle school students by Flavio Francisco Marsiglia and Margaret Waller School of Social Work College of Public Programs Arizona State University Accepted for publication August 14, 2000 Social Work in Education Key words: language use, Mexican American, substance use, preadolescents, acculturation Contact Person: Dr. Flavio Francisco Marsiglia School of Social Work-DRS-AZ Project Arizona State University Box 873711 Tempe, AZ 85287-3711 Tel. 480/965-4699 Fax 480/727-6058 E-mail: marsiglia@asu.edu