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Correlates of Substance Use Among Homeless Youths in Eight Cities

, MS, , MA, MPH, PhD, CAC III, , MD, MSPH, , MA, & , MD
Pages 224-234 | Received 09 May 2007, Accepted 08 Aug 2007, Published online: 10 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

Homeless youths (N = 684) in eight cities participated in this study to understand the rates and correlates of substance use. Rates of lifetime and recent substance use ranged from 66% to 90%. Variability in lifetime and recent substance use was partially explained by being white (ages 14–17); ever attempting suicide (ages 14–17); not being African American (lifetime substance use) or Hispanic (ages 18–24); being male (ages 18–24); identifying as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (ages 18–24); using substances with a parent; beginning substance use at a young age; and having a family history of a substance problem.

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