2022
Cross-substance patterns of alcohol, cigarette, and cannabis use initiation in Black and White adolescent girls
Sartor CE, Ye F, Simon P, Zhai ZW, Hipwell AE, Chung T. Cross-substance patterns of alcohol, cigarette, and cannabis use initiation in Black and White adolescent girls. Preventive Medicine 2022, 156: 106979. PMID: 35124100, PMCID: PMC8922285, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.106979.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTiming of AlcoholWhite girlsWhite adolescent girlsMultinomial logistic regressionTargeted preventionLogistic regressionSubstance useAdolescent girlsCigarettesCannabisIndividual-level factorsAge 8Black girlsGirlsOnsetCurrent studyInitiationUrban sampleLevel factorsInitiation patternsWhite youth
2010
Substance Use Trajectories of Black and White Young Men from Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood: A Two-Part Growth Curve Analysis
Lee C, Mun EY, White HR, Simon P. Substance Use Trajectories of Black and White Young Men from Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood: A Two-Part Growth Curve Analysis. Journal Of Ethnicity In Substance Abuse 2010, 9: 301-319. PMID: 21161811, PMCID: PMC3565242, DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2010.522898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCurve analysisSubstance useAge 17Young menWhite young menDifferent prevention approachesGrowth curve analysisPrevalence gapParental socioeconomic statusAlcohol useSocioeconomic statusSubstance use trajectoriesPrevention approachesOlder cohortYounger cohortsCohortHard drugsMarijuana usePrevalenceAdulthoodMenUse trajectoriesAdolescenceWhitesHigh frequency