title: Correlates of substance use among homeless youths in eight cities.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Deparment of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA.
authors.forename: Stacy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salomonsen-Sautel
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Van Leeuwen
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gilroy
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boyle
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Malberg
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hopfer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000523:psychology; D006306:Health Surveys; D018453:Homeless Youth / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States