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Neighborhood Disadvantage, Stress, and Drug Use Among Adults.
- Source :
- Journal of Health & Social Behavior; Jun2001, Vol. 42 Issue 2, p151-165, 15p, 1 Diagram, 4 Charts, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- This paper explores the relationships among neighborhood disadvantage, stress, and the likelihood of drug use in a sample of adults (N = 1,101). Using the 1995 Detroit Area Study in conjunction with tract-level data from the 1990 census, we find a positive relationship between neighborhood disadvantage and drug use, and this relationship remains statistically significant net of controls for individual-level socioeconomic status. Neighborhood disadvantage is moderately associated with drug related behaviors, indirectly through increased social stressors and higher levels of psychological distress among residents of disadvantaged neighborhoods. A residual effect of neighborhood disadvantage remains, net of a large number of socially relevant controls. Finally, results from interactive models suggest that the relationship between neighborhood disadvantage and drug use is most pronounced among individuals with lower incomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00221465
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Health & Social Behavior
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 4886889
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3090175