Validity of self-report of illicit drug use in young hypertensive urban African American males

Article Abstract:

A study of 290 African American men in Baltimore, Maryland undergoing treatment for hypertension showed that self-reporting of illicit drug use is unreliable. Only 48 of the participants reported drug use but urine drug tests revealed that 131 had used drugs. The social factors that led these men to lie about their drug use are examined.

Maryland, Evaluation, Mandatory drug testing, Drug testing, Drug use, African American men, Urban youth, Drug abuse surveys

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Help-seeking by African American drug users: A prospective analysis

Article Abstract:

Help-seeking was found to be more likely for African American drug users with more formal education, and those have higher scores on both drug-related problem recognition and ethnic identity. The results indicates that ethnic identity, although having no dominant effect on help-seeking, may contribute to help-seeking.

Health aspects, Social aspects, African Americans, Drug abuse

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Effect of working status on tobacco, alcohol, and drug use among adolescents in urban area of Thailand

Article Abstract:

The relationship between working status and behavior of substance use such as tobacco, alcohol and drug among adolescents is examined in a survey conducted in urban areas of Thailand. The working status probably affected smoking behavior among young adolescents in the urban area of Thailand.

Thailand, Influence, Children, Surveys, Child labor practices, Child labor, Drugs and youth, Juvenile drug abuse, Child labour

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