Samantha Brown, Anamika Barman-Adhikari, Kevin Garcia, Stephanie Chassman, Hsun-Ta Hsu, Robin Petering, Diane Santa Maria, Sarah Narendorf, Jama Shelton, Kimberly Bender, Kristin Ferguson
BACKGROUND: Substance use and other health-risk risk factors, including mental health, trauma, and sexual-risk behaviors, often co-occur among youth experiencing homelessness (YEH). The present study aimed to identify subgroups of YEH based on polysubstance use and the linkages to sociodemographic and health-risk characteristics. METHODS: From June 2016 to July 2017, 1,426 YEH (aged 18-26 years) were recruited from seven cities (Houston, Los Angeles, Denver, Phoenix, New York City, St...
November 30, 2023: Addictive Behaviors