Drug Use Trajectories Among Minority Youth

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Overview and Perspectives

Chapter 3 Developmental Trajectories of Drug Use Among Whites and African-Americans: Evidence for the Crossover Hypothesis

Chapter 4 The Crossover Effect: The Influence of Social Roles in an African American Cohort

Chapter 5 An Agenda for Longitudinal Research on Substance Use and Abuse with Hispanics in the U.S. And with Latin American Populations

Chapter 6 The Stress of Discrimination: A Possible Influence on Drug Use Trajectory?

Chapter 7 Race/Ethnicity, Religiosity and Differences and Similarities in American Adolescents’ Substance Use

Chapter 8 Racial Differences in Substance Use: Using Longitudinal Data to Fill Gaps in Knowledge

Chapter 9 Predictors of Growth Trajectories of Substance Use from 9th to 11th Grade Among Hispanic Adolescents in Southern California

Chapter 10 Predicting Change in Substance Use and Substance Use Cognitions of Mexican Origin Youth during the Transition from Childhood to Early Adolescence

Chapter 11 Prospecting Prejudice: An Examination of the Long-Term Effects of Perceived Racial Discrimination on the Health Behavior and Health Status of African Americans

Chapter 12 The Influence of Neighborhood Context on Exposure to and Use of Substances Among Urban African American Children

Chapter 13 Trajectories of Substance Use: Academic Performance and Graduation Differentials Among African American, Hispanic, and White Secondary School Students

Chapter 14 The Influence of Informal Social Control Processes on Drug Trajectories and Delinquent Behavior Among Mexican American Gang Members

Chapter 15 Latino Youth Substance Use in States with Emerging Immigrant Communities

Chapter 16 Racial and Ethnic Influences on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders: The Case of Caribbean Blacks

Chapter 17 Drug Abuse Preventive Interventions for Hispanic Youth: State of the Science and Implications for Future Research

Chapter 18 Patterns of Risk Behavior Change from Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood: Implications for HIV/STD Racial Disparities

Chapter 19 A Contextual-Genetics Approach to Adolescent Drug Use and Sexual Risk Behavior