title: Using research to guide culturally appropriate drug abuse prevention.
abstract: Several ways in which research can be an important tool in creating culturally appropriate prevention programs are suggested. To illustrate cultural variability, we present data from a study of 5th-grade African-American and European-American students. These data describe rates of early initiation, levels of exposure to identified risk factors, and degree to which identified risk factors predict substances initiated. Results indicate that European-American Ss have higher rates of tobacco and alcohol initiation, that the same risk factors predict the variety of substances initiated for African-American and European-American Ss, and that several differences exist in the level of exposure to risk factors between the 2 groups. Implications of the findings for developing culturally appropriate drug abuse prevention are discussed.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, Social Development Research Group, University of Washington, Seattle 98103.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Catalano
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Hawkins
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Krenz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gillmore
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morrison
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wells
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Abbott
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D014505:Urban Population; D014861:Washington; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology