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Clark, Trenette T.; Nguyen, Anh B.; Belgrave, Faye Z. – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine individual, family, peer, and community risk and protective factors associated with past-30-days alcohol and marijuana use among African-American adolescents living in rural and urban communities. This study used data collected from 907 tenth- and twelfth-grade African-American students who completed the…
Descriptors: Marijuana, Prevention, Adolescents, Grade 12
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Lambert, David; Gale, John A.; Hartley, David – Journal of Rural Health, 2008
Purpose: Addressing substance abuse in rural America requires extending our understanding beyond urban-rural comparisons to how substance abuse varies across rural communities of different sizes. We address this gap by examining substance abuse prevalence across 4 geographic levels, focusing on youth (age 12-17 years) and young adults (age 18-25…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Substance Abuse, Incidence, Prevention