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Peer reviewedBrunswick, Ann F.; And Others – Youth and Society, 1985
Analyzes data on drug use initiation among Black, urban adolescents who were interviewed in an ongoing health study begun in 1968. Compares drug use patterns (prevalence and heaviness of use) at two life stages (ages 18-23 and 26-31). Examines ages at risk of drug initiation, lifetime prevalence, cumulative drug involvement, and timing of onset.…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Drug Abuse, Health, Illegal Drug Use
Peer reviewedMcCoy, Clyde B.; Watkins, Virginia McCoy – Youth and Society, 1980
Research findings show that, compared with Black, Polish, and other ethnic urban youth, urban Appalachian teenagers exhibit greater symptomatic behavior indicating severe difficulties in coping with urban environments. Particularly striking among these patterns, which hold for both females and males, is the heavy drug use among Appalachian youth.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Alcoholism, Black Youth
