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Contextual Predictors of Injection Drug Use Among Black Adolescents and Adults in US Metropolitan Areas, 1993-2007.
- Source :
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American Journal of Public Health . Mar2016, Vol. 106 Issue 3, p517-526. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Objectives. We sought to determine whether contextual factors shape injection drug use among Black adolescents and adults. Methods. For this longitudinal study of 95 US metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), we drew annual MSA-specific estimates of the prevalence of injection drug use (IDU) among Black adolescents and adults in 1993 through 2007 from 3 surveillance databases. We used existing administrative data to measure MSA-level socioeconomic status; criminal justice activities; expenditures on social welfare, health, and policing; and histories of Black uprisings (1960-1969) and urban renewal funding (1949-1974). We regressed Black IDU prevalence on these predictors by using hierarchical linear models. Results. Black IDU prevalence was lower in MSAs with declining Black high-school dropout rates, a history of Black uprisings, higher percentages of Black residents, and, in MSAs where 1992 White income was high, higher 1992 Black income. Incarceration rates were unrelated. Conclusions. Contextual factors shape patterns of drug use among Black individuals. Structural interventions, especially those that improve Black socioeconomic security and political strength, may help reduce IDU among Black adolescents and adults. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *BLACK teenagers
*FORECASTING
*CONTEXTUAL analysis
*ADULTS
*INTRAVENOUS drug abusers
*METROPOLITAN areas
*HISTORY
*SUBSTANCE use of teenagers
*SUBSTANCE abuse
*FINANCE
*SOCIOECONOMIC factors
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*POVERTY
*RESEARCH funding
*PSYCHOLOGY of Black people
*CITY dwellers
*DATA analysis software
*HEALTH & social status
*SUBSTANCE abuse risk factors
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*ODDS ratio
*PSYCHOLOGY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00900036
- Volume :
- 106
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- American Journal of Public Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 113090698
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2015.302911