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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.

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