Objective: The present study aimed to characterize the association of perceived gender
discrimination and illicit drug use among a sample of African American (AA) and European …

Background: Studies of patients with cocaine and heroin use disorders have shown gender
differences in prevalence, course, and outcome. These differences may be decreasing in …

Purpose While gender inequality has been a topic of concern for decades, little is known
about the relationship between gender discrimination and illicit drug use. Further, whether …

Adolescents with a minority sexual orientation (eg, lesbian, gay, and bisexual) are more
likely to use substances than their heterosexual peers. This study aimed to increase …

Background: Gender is increasingly being studied for risk and protective factors underlying
substance abuse and addiction. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess gender …

Much research on gender and risk factors in adolescent substance use focuses on either
normative community samples or high-risk, primarily male samples. This literature shows in …

Although gender differences in the prevalence of substance use disorders (SUD) have been
well-characterized, little is known about when gender differences emerge along the …

This study explores gender-specific patterns and transitions of adolescent substance use
and delinquency in a sample of youths at ages 12, 15, and 18 (N= 803). Latent transition …

Background This study examined associations of sexual orientation and gender identity with
prevalence of substance use disorders (SUDs) and co-occurring multiple SUDs in the past …

Objective: Adolescents are at high risk for alcohol and cannabis use. Emerging evidence
suggests that discrimination exposure is prospectively associated with risk for alcohol use …