TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Black/White differences in adolescent drug use: a test of six hypotheses
JO  - Journal of child and adolescent substance abuse
A1  - Rote, Sunshine M.
A1  - Taylor, Julie
SP  - 282
EP  - 290
VL  - 23
IS  - 5
N2  - Six specific hypotheses have been developed to account for why Caucasians have higher rates of drug use compared to African-Americans. This article utilizes data from a South Florida-based community study of 893 young adults (1998-2002) to test these hypotheses. Specifically, Caucasians (1) initiate drug use at younger ages than African-Americans and (2) have more discretionary financial resources to fund their use than African-Americans. The findings presented here indicate that the racial gap in drug use may be attenuated by these aspects of use in early adulthood; implications and directions for future research are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1067-828X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1067828X.2013.869133
ID  - ref1
ER  -