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Download full textDawkins, Marvin P.; Williams, Mary M. – 1997
More research into illicit substance abuse in rural African-American communities is needed. The existing literature indicates that patterns of use for licit substances (alcohol and cigarettes) are either similar for rural Blacks and Whites or lower for Blacks. However, the negative health and social consequences of smoking and abusive drinking are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Youth, Research Needs, Rural Areas
Columbia Univ., New York, NY. National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse. – 2000
America's substance abuse epidemic has come to rural America. Adults in small metropolitan and rural areas are just as likely as those in urban America to use and abuse illegal drugs, alcohol, and tobacco. Young teens in small metropolitan and rural areas are more likely to abuse substances than those in large metro areas. Based on a wide variety…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Drinking, Illegal Drug Use, Incidence
