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Perceived Unfair Police Treatment and Recent Substance Use Among Male Youth Residing in Pittsburgh: Cross-Sectional Findings from a Randomized Control Trial.

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Τίτλος: Perceived Unfair Police Treatment and Recent Substance Use Among Male Youth Residing in Pittsburgh: Cross-Sectional Findings from a Randomized Control Trial.
Συγγραφείς: Stokes LR; Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA.; Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA., Culyba AJ; Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA.; Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA., Hill AL; Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA.; Latouche Pediatrics, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA., Miller E; Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA.; Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.; Integrated Center for Women's Health, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo 157-8535, Japan.
Πηγή: International journal of environmental research and public health [Int J Environ Res Public Health] 2026 Jun 30; Vol. 23 (7). Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jun 30.
Τύπος έκδοσης: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial
Γλώσσα: English
Στοιχεία περιοδικού: Publisher: MDPI Country of Publication: Switzerland NLM ID: 101238455 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1660-4601 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 16604601 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Int J Environ Res Public Health Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s): Original Publication: Basel : MDPI, c2004-
Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): Substance-Related Disorders*/epidemiology , Racism*/statistics & numerical data , Racism*/psychology , Police*, Pennsylvania/epidemiology ; Humans ; Male ; Adolescent ; Cross-Sectional Studies
Περίληψη: This study examined associations between race-based discrimination and substance use among a predominantly minority sample of male youth, ages 13-19, residing in under-resourced neighborhoods in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Youth completed in-person, anonymous electronic surveys about their lifetime experiences with race-based discrimination and past 30-day tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use. Logistic regression models examined associations between race-based discrimination, measured as a sum of each discriminatory experience endorsed and by each individual discriminatory experience, and past 30-day substance use. Models controlled for age, sexual orientation, school suspension history, parental education, and intervention status. Although most youth (85.6%) reported experiencing one or more forms of race-based discrimination in their lifetime, total discrimination scores were not significantly associated with past 30-day substance use. However, item-specific analyses revealed that unfair police treatment was significantly associated with greater odds of tobacco use (AOR = 2.18; 95% CI 1.39, 3.41) and marijuana use (AOR = 2.26; 95% CI 1.51, 3.39). Study findings highlight the importance of item-specific measurement since types of race-based discrimination have different consequences for youth (e.g., detention from an unfair teacher, police arrest). Study results suggest the need for healing-centered strategies and policy reforms to address the negative impact of policing on minority youth's well-being.
Grant Information: U01CE00258 United States CC CDC HHS
Contributed Indexing: Keywords: alcohol use; discrimination; male youth; marijuana use; minority youth; police; tobacco use
Entry Date(s): Date Created: 20260728 Date Completed: 20260729 Latest Revision: 20260730
Update Code: 20260730
PubMed Central ID: PMC13411072
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph23070852
PMID: 42512158
Βάση Δεδομένων: MEDLINE
Περιγραφή
ISSN:1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph23070852