Acculturation Increases Risk for Substance Use by Foreign-Born Youth (Related Content)
Past-Month* Substance Use Among Foreign-Born Youth Age 12 to 17
vs. U.S.-Born Youth
| Years in the United States |
| 0.47 |
0.41 |
0.11 |
| 0.68 |
0.52 |
0.31 |
| 0.88 |
0.82 |
0.78 |
*Data from 1999 and 2000. For foreign-born youth, substance use increases to
levels of U.S.-born youth as years of residence in the United States
increase.
Source: Gfroerer JC and Tan LL. American Journal of Public
Health. 2003:93;1892-1895.
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