Resilience against marijuana use initiation in low-income African American youth.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.08.038
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Recent increases in marijuana use among adolescents, in concert with decreases in perceptions of harm caused by marijuana use, documented associations of marijuana use with health problems and academic disengagement, and the increase in… read more here.
Keywords: marijuana use; use; american youth; african american ... See more keywords
Reward activation in childhood predicts adolescent substance use initiation in a high-risk sample.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.11.003
Abstract: BACKGROUND Substance use at an early age conveys substantial risk for later substance-related problems. A better understanding of early risk factors could result in more timely and effective intervention. This study investigated the predictive utility… read more here.
Keywords: substance; risk; substance use; activation ... See more keywords
Earlier age of sex and substance use initiation is associated with unique hormone profiles during social evaluative threat in Mexican American adolescents
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DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104828
Abstract: Latinx adolescents are at a disproportional risk for poor sexual and reproductive health outcomes (STIs, adolescent pregnancy) compared to other ethnic groups. They also report high rates of alcohol and drug use that are similar… read more here.
Keywords: social evaluative; use; substance use; sex ... See more keywords
Effects of social and spatial contexts on young latinas’ methamphetamine use initiation
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DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2017.1362721
Abstract: ABSTRACT In this article, we examine methamphetamine (meth) use initiation as influenced by Latinas’ social positions within institutions (e.g., family and economy). We conducted ethnographic fieldwork in five women’s residential substance use treatment facilities in… read more here.
Keywords: substance; methamphetamine; use; young latinas ... See more keywords
Sex Differences in the Relationship Between Early Adverse Childhood Experiences, Delinquency, and Substance Use Initiation in High-Risk Adolescents.
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DOI: 10.1177/08862605221081927
Abstract: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been linked to a host of subsequent negative health and behavioral problems. However, the role of sex in the ramifications of early ACEs remains unclear, particularly for delinquency and substance… read more here.
Keywords: substance use; substance; childhood; use initiation ... See more keywords