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Correlates of Substance Use Among Homeless Youths in Eight Cities
Author(s) -
SalomonsenSautel Stacy,
Van Leeuwen James M.,
Gilroy Christine,
Boyle Susan,
Malberg Danielle,
Hopfer Christian
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1080/10550490802019964
Subject(s) - substance use , substance abuse , demography , lesbian , psychology , gerontology , psychiatry , medicine , sociology , psychoanalysis
Homeless youths (N = 684) in eight cities participated in this study to understand the rates and correlates of substance use. Rates of lifetime and recent substance use ranged from 66% to 90%. Variability in lifetime and recent substance use was partially explained by being white (ages 14–17); ever attempting suicide (ages 14–17); not being African American (lifetime substance use) or Hispanic (ages 18–24); being male (ages 18–24); identifying as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (ages 18–24); using substances with a parent; beginning substance use at a young age; and having a family history of a substance problem.