Patterns of mean age at drug use initiation by race and ethnicity, 2004 –2019

Adolescent drug use can result in clinically significant psychiatric outcomes later in life mitigated by targeted prevention strategies. While mean age of drug initiation has increased over time, there is little research of mean age of drug initiation among adolescents by race/ethnicity.
Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - Category: Addiction Authors: Source Type: research