title: Substance use, gender, and generation status among Asian Indians in the United States.
abstract: This study examined substance use (cigarette, alcohol, and illicit drug) among first- and second-generation Asian Indian women and men (n = 1,209; ages 18-34) living in the United States. Participants reported low rates of substance use compared to national averages. First-generation participants reported lower rates of substance use. Men were more likely to have used alcohol and tried cigarettes. Within the first generation, gender differences were only significant for alcohol, but within the second generation, gender differences were significant for all three substances. The findings support the resiliency of immigrants and highlight gender differences that occur among second-generation participants.
authors.affiliation: a Rivier University , Nashua , New Hampshire.
authors.forename: Gagan S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Khera
authors.affiliation: b University of La Verne , La Verne , California.
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000208:ethnology*; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D000074609:Marijuana Use / Q000208:ethnology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000208:ethnology*; D014481:United States / Q000208:ethnology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs
keywords: Alcohol use; Asian Indians; cigarette use; first-generation; gender; illicit drug use; second-generation; substance use