Citation

Duncan SC, Strycker LA, Duncan TE. J. Ethn. Subst. Abuse 2012; 11(3): 214-225.

Affiliation

Oregon Research Institute , Eugene , Oregon.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15332640.2012.701550

PMID

22931156

Abstract

African American and White youth (N = 405) were assessed annually for 8 years, providing alcohol use data spanning from ages 9-20 years. Alcohol use increased with age, as did binge drinking, drunkenness, peer alcohol use, and ease of obtaining alcohol. At younger ages, the usual alcoholic drink was wine; other drinks were preferred at older ages. Fewer African Americans than Whites reported alcohol use, binge drinking, drunkenness, peer alcohol use, and encouragement of alcohol. These results support and extend previous findings and suggest that contextual influences may help explain alcohol use differences and similarities between African American and White youth.

Language: en