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Thursday, August 30, 2007

The Effect of Migration to the United States on Substance Use Disorders Among Returned Mexican Migrants and Families of Migrants
AJPH First Look, published online ahead of print Aug 29, 2007

We examined the association between substance use disorders and migration to the United States in a nationally representative sample of the Mexican population.

Respondents who had migrated to the United States and respondents who had family members in the United States were more likely to have used alcohol, marijuana, or cocaine at least once in their lifetime; to develop a substance use disorder; and to have a current (in the past 12 months) substance use disorder than were other Mexicans.

International migration appears to play a large role in transforming substance use norms and pathology in Mexico. Future studies should examine how networks extending over international boundaries influence substance use.

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