Substance use, gender, and generation status among Asian Indians in the United States
| Autor: | Nadine Nakamura, Gagan S. Khera |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male Health (social science) Adolescent Alcohol Drinking media_common.quotation_subject Immigration 030508 substance abuse Medicine (miscellaneous) Poison control Emigrants and Immigrants India Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult Sex Factors Environmental health Injury prevention Medicine Humans media_common 030505 public health Asian Indian business.industry Illicit Drugs Smoking Human factors and ergonomics United States Female Marijuana Use Substance use 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse. 17(3) |
| ISSN: | 1533-2659 |
| Popis: | This study examined substance use (cigarette, alcohol, and illicit drug) among first- and second-generation Asian Indian women and men (n = 1,209; ages 18-34) living in the United States. Participants reported low rates of substance use compared to national averages. First-generation participants reported lower rates of substance use. Men were more likely to have used alcohol and tried cigarettes. Within the first generation, gender differences were only significant for alcohol, but within the second generation, gender differences were significant for all three substances. The findings support the resiliency of immigrants and highlight gender differences that occur among second-generation participants. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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