Illicit Drug Use in a Community-Based Sample of Heterosexually Identified Emerging Adults

Autor/inn/en	Halkitis, Perry N.; Manasse, Ashley N.; McCready, Karen C.
Titel	Illicit Drug Use in a Community-Based Sample of Heterosexually Identified Emerging Adults
Quelle	In: Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 19 (2010) 4, S.300-308 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1067-828X
Schlagwörter	Narcotics; Prevention; Drug Abuse; Developmental Stages; Enrollment; Young Adults; Late Adolescents; Marijuana; Cocaine; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Educational Attainment; Dropouts; Employment Level; Sexual Orientation; Age Differences; African Americans; Hispanic Americans; Whites; Asian Americans; Pacific Islanders; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Narcotic; Betäubungsmittel; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Einschulung; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Halbstarker; Kokain; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Beschäftigungsgrad; Sexuelle Orientierung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Afroamerikaner; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; White; Weißer; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Pacific Rim; Inhabitant; People; Pazifischer Raum; Bewohner
Abstract	In this study we assess lifetime and recent drug use patterns among 261 heterosexually identified 18- to 25-year-olds through brief street intercept surveys conducted in New York City. Marijuana, hallucinogens, powder cocaine, and ecstasy were the most frequently reported drugs for both lifetime and recent use. Findings further suggest significant differences in lifetime use along the lines of gender, race/ethnicity, and school enrollment for various drugs. Males reported using significantly greater numbers of different drugs compared to females, as did those not enrolled in school compared to school enrollees. These data suggest that illicit drug use in emergent adulthood does not develop in a monolithic manner and synergies must be considered in relation to gender, school enrollment, and employment that first surface in the child and adolescent developmental stages. In addition, primary prevention efforts targeting child and adolescent drug use may mitigate the emerging adult and lifetime substance use. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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