Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7457775 | Health & Place | 2015 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Social network and area level characteristics have been linked to substance use. We used snowball sampling to recruit 90 predominantly African American emerging adult men who provided typical locations visited (n=510). We used generalized estimating equations to examine social network and area level predictors of substance use. Lower social network quality was associated with days of marijuana use (B=â0.0037, p<0.0001) and problem alcohol use (B=â0.0050, p=0.0181). The influence of area characteristics on substance use differed between risky and non-risky spaces. Peer and area influences are important for substance use among men, and may differ for high and low risk places.
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Authors
Crystal Gibson, Lauren Perley, Jonathan Bailey, Russell Barbour, Trace Kershaw,