An epidemiological comparison of Mexican-American and white non-Hispanic 8th- and 12th-grade students' substance use

Surveys of drug and alcohol use conducted with 4,367 Mexican-American and 3,790 White non-Hispanic eighth and twelfth graders from similar communities find generally higher rates of substance use by Mexican Americans based on lifetime prevalence and last reported use and higher frequency of high ris...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of public health (1971) 1992-03, Vol.82 (3), p.445-447
Hauptverfasser:	Chavez, E L, Swaim, R C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Addictive behaviors Adolescent Adult and adolescent clinical studies Alcohol Alcohol use Behavior Patterns Biological and medical sciences Child Comparative Analysis Drug abuse Epidemiology European Continental Ancestry Group - psychology European Continental Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data Female Grade 12 Grade 8 Health Behavior - ethnology Health Surveys High Risk Students High School Students Hispanic Americans Humans Incidence Junior High School Students Male Medical sciences Mexican Americans Mexican Americans - psychology Mexican Americans - statistics & numerical data Minority Groups Polls & surveys Prevalence Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Public health School dropouts Secondary Education Social research Students Substance Abuse Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology Substance-Related Disorders - ethnology Substance-Related Disorders - psychology Surveys and Questionnaires United States - epidemiology White Students Youth Problems
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Zusammenfassung:	Surveys of drug and alcohol use conducted with 4,367 Mexican-American and 3,790 White non-Hispanic eighth and twelfth graders from similar communities find generally higher rates of substance use by Mexican Americans based on lifetime prevalence and last reported use and higher frequency of high risk drug behaviors. (SLD)
ISSN:	0090-0036 1541-0048
DOI:	10.2105/AJPH.82.3.445