Perceived racial discrimination and polysubstance use among racial/ethnic minority adolescents in the United States

Original research
by
Baiden, Philip et al

Release Date

2023

Geography

USA

Language of Resource

English

Full Text Available

No

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

No

Peer Reviewed

Yes

Objective

This study investigates the association between perceived racial discrimination (PRD) in school and polysubstance use among racial/ethnic minority adolescents using a nationally representative sample.

Findings/Key points

Controlling for demographic characteristics and psychosocial stressors, PRD in school was significantly associated with higher odds of polysubstance use among racial/ethnic minority adolescents.

Design/methods

Data were from the 2021 Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey. The sample included 4,145 racial/ethnic minority adolescents.

Keywords

Youth
Illegal drugs
Equity
About PWUD