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Thursday, October 15, 2009

Substance use among late adolescent urban youths: Mental health and gender influences
Addictive Behaviors Volume 35, Issue 1, January 2010, Pages 30-34

This paper explores gender and mental health influences on alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use among late adolescent urban youths.

Specifically, we examine whether rates of substance use differ by gender, whether mental health indices differ by gender and are predictive of substance use, and whether gender moderates the relationship between mental health and substance use.

Study findings provide evidence that among late adolescent youths living in urban areas, poorer mental health status is associated with increased substance use. Evidence of a moderating effect of gender on the relationship between mental health and substance use was not significant.


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