Racial/ethnic variations in substance-related disorders among adolescents in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Context

While young racial/ethnic groups are the fastest growing population in the United States, data about substance-related disorders among adolescents of various racial/ethnic backgrounds are lacking.

Objective

To examine the magnitude of past-year DSM-IV substance-related disorders (alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, inhalants, hallucinogens, heroin, analgesic opioids, stimulants, sedatives, and tranquilizers) among adolescents of white, Hispanic, African American, Native American, Asian or Pacific Islander, and multiple race/ethnicity.

Design

The 2005 to 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

Setting

Academic research.

Participants

Noninstitutionalized household adolescents aged 12 to 17 years.

Main outcome measures

Substance-related disorde

SUBMITTER: Wu LT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3395319 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature