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Fothergill, Kate E.; Ensminger, Margaret E.; Green, Kerry M.; Robertson, Judith A.; Juon, Hee Soon – Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 2009
This study examines pathways to adult marijuana and cocaine use in a cohort of African Americans from Woodlawn, an inner city community in Chicago. Assessments were conducted in first grade (age 6), adolescence (age 16), early adulthood (age 32), and in mid-adulthood (age 42). The "social adaptation life course" framework guided the…
Descriptors: Social Integration, Marijuana, Cocaine, Drug Use
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Lyons, Thomas; Chandra, Gopika; Goldstein, Jerome – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2006
This study examines 12-step groups for recovery from methamphetamine and cocaine use that are attended by men having sex with men and the impact of attendance on HIV risk behavior. Participants in Crystal Meth Anonymous and other 12-step groups were interviewed up to 3 months since their last substance use. Sixty-two initial interviews, and…
Descriptors: Cocaine, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Drug Abuse, Sexuality
Sarvela, Paul D.; And Others – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1990
Among 3,907 seventh-twelfth grade students in rural Illinois, ages at first use for alcohol, tobacco, and drugs were lower than national averages. Specific drug and alcohol education programs should be implemented before age of first use for 10 percent of students. Contains 20 references and 3 data tables. (SV)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcoholic Beverages, Cocaine, Drinking