Metro status and African-American adolescents' risk for substance use.

J Adolesc Health

Center for Family Research, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-4527, USA.

Published: April 2006

The relative prevalence of substance use among African-American high school students living in rural, urban, and suburban areas was examined. Students in rural areas reported equivalent or higher rates of substance use than did students in urban or suburban areas. Attention to substance use prevention among rural African-American students is warranted.

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