Ethnic Discrimination’s Role on Increased Substance Susceptibility and Use Among U.S. Youth

Ethnic Discrimination’s Role on Increased Substance Susceptibility and Use Among U.S. Youth, in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine

key takeaway: "Black youth reported lower lifetime alcohol and tobacco use, lower curiosity toward alcohol and tobacco, and higher willingness to try alcohol than White youth. Hispanic youth reported higher willingness to try alcohol. Asian youth reported lower lifetime tobacco use. Higher levels of ethnic discrimination were consistently associated with greater odds of susceptibility and use among all racial/ethnic groups in this study."