Perceived discrimination and substance use among Latino adolescents.

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dc.contributor.authorOkamoto, Janet
dc.contributor.authorRitt-Olson, Anamara
dc.contributor.authorSoto, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorBaezconde-Garbanati, Lourdes
dc.contributor.authorUnger, Jennifer B
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:02:53Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:02:53Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: To examine perceived discrimination and substance use among Latino high school students. METHODS: Latino 9(th) graders (N = 1332) completed self-report measures of perceived discrimination and substance use behavior. RESULTS: Perceived discrimination was associated with lifetime use measures of smoking (OR = 1.73, P < 0.01), alcohol (OR = 1.53, P < 0.01), marijuana (OR = 1.70, P < 0.01), and inhalants (OR = 1.50, P < 0.05); and past 30 day measures of smoking (OR = 2.54, P < 0.01), alcohol (OR = 1.63, P < 0.01), marijuana (OR = 1.95, P < 0.01), and inhalants (OR = 1.64, P < 0.01), and binge drinking (OR = 1.84, P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Latino adolescents who have higher perceptions of discrimination are at risk for substance use. Interventions to help Latino adolescents cope with feelings of discrimination may be a useful addition to substance use prevention programs.
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dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/jf9p-dreo
dc.identifier.citationOkamoto, Janet and Ritt-Olson, Anamara and Soto, Daniel and Baezconde-Garbanati, Lourdes and Unger, Jennifer B (2009) Perceived discrimination and substance use among Latino adolescents. American journal of health behavior, 33 (6). pp. 718-727.
dc.identifier.issn1945-7359
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 2665
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/23333
dc.subjectIllegal Drug Use
dc.subjectinterventions
dc.subjectResearch
dc.subjectLatino
dc.subjectadolescent
dc.subjectsubstance use
dc.subjectdiscrimination
dc.titlePerceived discrimination and substance use among Latino adolescents.
dc.typeArticle

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