The influence of high school dropout on substance use among African American youth

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-51

  Kogan, Steven M ^a   Luo, Zupei ^a   Brody, Gene H ^a   Murry, Velma McBride ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Dropout; High school; Marijuana

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; STUDENT DROPOUTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 24944455215     PISSN: 15332640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J233v04n01_04     Document Type: Article

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