| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10471424 | Social Science & Medicine | 2012 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Increased years in the US is associated with higher risk of alcohol, tobacco and marijuana use among immigrant youth. ⺠The protective effect of foreign nativity on alcohol diminishes much more quickly than for tobacco or marijuana among immigrant youth. ⺠Compared to girls, immigrant boys show stronger effects of exposure to US norms with regard to tobacco use. ⺠The first four years in the US are crucial to the acquisition of risk behaviors such as substance use among urban immigrant youth.
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Authors
Joanna Almeida, Renee M. Johnson, Atsushi Matsumoto, Dionne C. Godette,