TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Perceived Discrimination and Substance Use among Latino Adolescents
JO  - American journal of health behavior
A1  - Okamoto, Janet
A1  - Ritt-Olson, Anamara
A1  - Soto, Daniel
A1  - Baezconde-Garbanati, Lourdes
A1  - Unger, J. B.
SP  - 718
EP  - 727
VL  - 33
IS  - 6
N2  - Objective: To examine perceived discrimination and substance use among Latino high school students. Methods: Latino 9(th) graders (N = 1332) completed self-report measures of perceived discrimination and substance use behavior. Results: Perceived discrimination was associated with lifetime use measures of smoking (OR = 1.73, P < 0.01), alcohol (OR = 1.53, P < 0.01), marijuana (OR = 1.70, P < 0.01), and inhalants (OR = 1.50, P < 0.05); and past 30 day measures of smoking (OR = 2.54, P < 0.01), alcohol (OR = 1.63, P < 0.01), marijuana (OR = 1.95, P < 0.01), and inhalants (OR = 1.64, P < 0.01), and binge drinking (OR = 1.84, P < 0.01). Conclusions: Latino adolescents who have higher perceptions of discrimination are at risk for substance use. Interventions to help Latino adolescents cope with feelings of discrimination may be a useful addition to substance use prevention programs.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1087-3244
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -