Prevalence and correlates of substance use among transfemale youth ages 16–24 years in the San Francisco Bay Area

Prevalence and correlates of substance use among transfemale youth ages 16–24 years in the San Francisco Bay Area

Highlights • Substance use was highly prevalent among trans*female youth. • Psychosocial risk factors were associated with increased odds of substance use. • Understanding these psychosocial mechanisms can inform substance use interventions. • Targeting substance use represents a possible avenue to...

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Veröffentlicht in:Drug and alcohol dependence 2015-02, Vol.147, p.160-166
Hauptverfasser: Rowe, Chris, Santos, Glenn-Milo, McFarland, Willi, Wilson, Erin C
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Discrimination
Health disparities
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Psychiatry
Substance use
Transfemale youth
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Substance use was highly prevalent among trans*female youth. • Psychosocial risk factors were associated with increased odds of substance use. • Understanding these psychosocial mechanisms can inform substance use interventions. • Targeting substance use represents a possible avenue to mitigate health disparities.
ISSN:0376-8716
1879-0046
DOI:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.11.023