GENDER DIFFERENCES IN ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG-USE AMONG YOUNG-ADULTS

Authors
HUGHES TL DAY LE MARCANTONIO RJ TORPY E
Citation
Tl. Hughes et al., GENDER DIFFERENCES IN ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG-USE AMONG YOUNG-ADULTS, Substance use & misuse, 32(3), 1997, pp. 317-342
Citations number
37
Categorie Soggetti
Substance Abuse","Substance Abuse",Psychiatry,Psychology
Journal title
Substance use & misuse → ACNP
ISSN journal
10826084
Volume
32
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
317 - 342
Database
ISI
SICI code
1082-6084(1997)32:3<317:GDIAAO>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
This article describes gender differences in alcohol and other drug (A OD) use and misuse in a representative sample of young women and men i n the United States. Data were drawn from the National Longitudinal Su rvey of Youth (NLSY) and focus on gender differences in prevalence and patterns of AOD use in African American, Hispanic, and White young ad ults ages 19 to 24 years old. Findings are summarized and implications for prevention are presented.