2021
Gender Discrimination and Illicit Drug Use Among African American and European American Adolescents and Emerging Adults
Ahuja M, Haeny AM, Sartor CE, Bucholz KK. Gender Discrimination and Illicit Drug Use Among African American and European American Adolescents and Emerging Adults. Psychology Of Addictive Behaviors 2021, 35: 310-319. PMID: 32914989, PMCID: PMC7943646, DOI: 10.1037/adb0000683.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIllicit drug useDrug use initiationDrug useHeavy drug useUse initiationHigh-risk family studyAlcohol use disorderAfrican AmericansEarly ageSignificant group differencesEarly initiationUse disordersLate initiationYoung womenIllicit substancesTreatment providersAdolescent girlsGroup differencesGreater likelihoodMultinomial regressionFamily studiesAgeAmerican adolescent girlsOffspring agePresent study
2019
The association between racial and socioeconomic discrimination and two stages of alcohol use in blacks
Haeny AM, Sartor CE, Arshanapally S, Ahuja M, Werner KB, Bucholz KK. The association between racial and socioeconomic discrimination and two stages of alcohol use in blacks. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2019, 199: 129-135. PMID: 31048089, PMCID: PMC6684260, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.02.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTiming of initiationRisk factorsUnadjusted modelsProportional hazards regression analysisAlcohol useFirst drinkHigh-risk family studyHazards regression analysisPsychosocial risk factorsAlcohol use disorderReligious service attendanceRobust risk factorSocial supportService attendanceUse disordersPrevention programsTelephone interviewsSubstance useAlcohol initiationFemale offspringMaternal experienceFamily studiesRegression analysis