Citation

Parrish M, Taylor J. J. Ethn. Subst. Abuse 2018; 17(4): 548-555.

Affiliation

Florida State University , Tallahassee , Florida.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15332640.2017.1310642

PMID

28441090

Abstract

Is religiosity associated with African American drug use? Despite the increased research attention that has been devoted to the topic, findings to date have been inconclusive. To address this issue, we analyze data from a sample of 434 young adults residing in Miami-Dade County Florida. We find that, of the four dimensions of religiosity considered here, only religious attendance is inversely related to marijuana use for men and women. The implications of these findings are discussed.

Language: en

Keywords

African American; marijuana; religiosity