Metro status and African-American adolescents' risk for substance use.
The relative prevalence of substance use among African-American high school students living in rural, urban, and suburban areas was examined. Students in rural areas reported equivalent or higher rates of substance use than did students in urban or suburban areas. Attention to substance use prevention among rural African-American students is warranted.
Center for Family Research, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-4527, USA. smkogan@uga.edu
Steven M
SM
Kogan
Cady
C
Berkel
Yi-Fu
YF
Chen
Gene H
GH
Brody
Velma McBride
VM
Murry
D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012424:Rural Population; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D014505:Urban Population