martes, 6 de marzo de 2012

Substance Use among Black Adolescents

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Substance Use among Black Adolescents

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Substance Use among Black Adolescents


In Brief
  • Compared with the national average for adolescents aged 12 to 17, black adolescents had lower rates of past month cigarette use (5.8 vs. 10.2 percent), alcohol use (10.5 vs. 16.0 percent), marijuana use (6.5 vs. 6.9 percent), and nonmedical use of prescription-type drugs (2.9 vs. 3.3 percent)
  • The rate of marijuana use among black adolescents increased from 5.9 percent in 2008 to 7.5 percent in 2010
  • The rates of past month cigarette use and alcohol use among black adolescents living in poverty were lower than the national averages for adolescents living in poverty (6.8 vs. 10.6 percent and 10.7 vs. 13.5 percent, respectively)

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