title: Two-year trajectory of stimulant use in 18- to 21-year-old rural African Americans.
abstract: Little is known about stimulant use trajectories of rural African American youth. The purpose of the present study is to explore substance use over 24 months in 98 African Americans, ages 18 to 21, who used cocaine or methamphetamine 30 days prior to baseline. The majority was male, unemployed, and had not graduated from high school. At baseline, almost half of the participants met criteria for abuse/dependence of cocaine--the primary stimulant used--which decreased to 25% by the final follow-up. Similar decreases were noted in rates of alcohol and marijuana abuse/dependence, although monthly use remained high. Participants reported minimal utilization of mental health or substance abuse services, but demonstrated significant improvements on physical and mental health measures. In summary, cocaine use declined, but other substances were used at high rates, suggesting a significant need for intervention services that address multisubstance use in rural areas.
authors.affiliation: Division of Health Services Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA. KramerTeresaL@uams.edu
authors.forename: Teresa L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Kramer
authors.forename: Brenda M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Booth
authors.forename: Xiaotong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000187:drug effects*; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D019969:Amphetamine-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult
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