title: The influence of potentially traumatic household characteristics on blunt use among Black youth.
abstract: The residential status of mothers and fathers in the household has been shown to influence drug use and other health outcomes among adolescents. However, no studies have examined if these household characteristics influence blunt use (marijuana mixed with or replacing tobacco in cigar paper), specifically among Black adolescents. Using data from the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, this study was designed to examine the relationship between household characteristics (non-residential mother vs. residential mother and non-residential father vs. residential father) and blunt use among Black male and female adolescents. Findings revealed that Black males with non-residential fathers were more likely to have smoked blunts in their lifetime than Black males with residential fathers, illustrating the importance of fathers in the lives of Black males.
authors.affiliation: a School of Human Services, College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services , University of Cincinnati , Cincinnati , Ohio , USA.
authors.forename: LaTrice
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Montgomery
authors.affiliation: a School of Human Services, College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services , University of Cincinnati , Cincinnati , Ohio , USA.
authors.forename: Dy'an
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marinos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008385:Marijuana Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Black/African American; blunt use and adolescents; gender; household characteristics