作者: E L Chavez , R C Swaim
关键词: Public health 、 Gerontology 、 Substance use 、 Incidence (epidemiology) 、 White (horse) 、 Mexican americans 、 Epidemiology 、 Substance abuse 、 School dropout 、 Demography 、 Medicine
摘要: Surveys of drug and alcohol use were conducted with a national probability sample 8th- 12th-grade Mexican-American White non-Hispanic youth. The epidemiology is representative US youth residing in communities populations 2500 or more, at least 10% whom are Mexican Americans. 8th graders reported generally higher rates than non-Hispanics based on life-time prevalence last month. They also frequency high-risk behaviors. pattern was reversed among students. impact differential school dropout discussed as probable cause for this reversal.