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Alcohol, drug use, and sexual risk among young African American women in North Carolina: is educational attainment protective?

Felicia A. Brownea Substance Use, Gender, and Applied Research Program, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA;b Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Courtney Peasant Bonnera Substance Use, Gender, and Applied Research Program, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA;c Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USAView further author information
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Tracy L. Klinea Substance Use, Gender, and Applied Research Program, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USAView further author information
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Erin N. Coxa Substance Use, Gender, and Applied Research Program, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USAView further author information
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Margaret W. Gichanea Substance Use, Gender, and Applied Research Program, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USAView further author information
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Wendee M. Wechsberga Substance Use, Gender, and Applied Research Program, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA;c Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA;d Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA;e Psychology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USAView further author information
Pages 149-155 | Received 20 Aug 2021, Accepted 09 Jun 2022, Published online: 08 Jul 2022

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