Explaining Racial/Ethnic Differences in Adolescent Drug Use: The Impact of Background and Lifestyle
- 1 August 1991
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Social Problems
- Vol. 38 (3) , 333-357
- https://doi.org/10.2307/800603
Abstract
Past research has shown large racial/ethnic differences in adolescent drug use, with use highest among Native American youth, somewhat lower among whKeywords
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