title: Gender differences in alcohol and other drug use among young adults.
abstract: This article describes gender differences in alcohol and other drug (AOD) use and misuse in a representative sample of young women and men in the United States. Data were drawn from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) and focus on gender differences in prevalence and patterns of AOD use in African American, Hispanic, and White young adults ages 19 to 24 years old. Findings are summarized and implications for prevention are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Mental Health, and Administrative Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago 60612, USA.
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Day
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Marcantonio
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Torpy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008385:Marijuana Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D015995:Prevalence; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data