Prior studies of gene-environment interactions and alcohol-related problems have focused on participants of European descent. Less in known about how these factors interact in samples of African Americans. The current …
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UReport Research: Drinking behaviors and consequences among immigrant college students
UReport Research: Neighborhood, life events influence marijuana use trajectories
UReport Research: Substance use initiation & related outcomes
Little research has explored the effects of a history of adolescent binge drinking on sleep in young adulthood in high-risk minority populations. A new study sought to quantify sleep disturbance …
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According to scholars, cultural factors such as ethnic identity (i.e. the degree to which one feels a sense of belonging to one’s ethnic group) and ethnic socialization (i.e. the process …
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A recent study examined the rates of victimization and substance use among Native American students in comparison to other students and assessed the perceived impact of these experiences on academics. …
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The number and proportion of foreign-born individuals in the U.)S. population has increased in recent decades. From 1970 to 2007, the foreign-born population more than tripled to approximately 37 million …
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Introduction: African American youth use marijuana at similar rates and tobacco at lower rates compared with white youth; however, in adulthood, tobacco use is similar. Tobacco and marijuana use are closely …
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Little research has been documented regarding substance use among Native American college students. A new study examined alcohol, tobacco, and other substance use and their relation to gender, institution, age, …
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