Younger Versus Older African Americans: Patterns and Prevalence of Recent Illicit Drug Use

作者: Nicole Ennis Whitehead , Rebecca C. Trenz , Larry Keen , Jonathan Rose , William W. Latimer

DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2014.883581

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摘要: Objectives: The current study examined recent substance use among younger and older African Americans factors associated with use. Methods: used a subset of American men women (N = 260) from the NEURO-HIV Epidemiological Study (Mage = 42, SD = 9.27; 59% female). Self-report past 6 month was evaluated for 21 different substances by routes administration (ROA). Results: Older adults were 1.9 times (AOR = 1.92, 95% CI = 1.13–3.26) more likely to have crack in months half as marijuana (AOR = .44, CI = .25–.77). There no significant differences heroin Discussion: Substance at midlife may implications adverse social health outcomes Americans. Findings support need better understand developmental pathways drug dependence

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