Publication year: 2011
Source: Addictive Behaviors, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 22 April 2011
Cameron T., McCabe , Susan I., Woodruff , María Luisa, Zúñiga
Strong evidence suggests marked disparities among ethnic minorities in relation to tobacco use. To date, a majority of the data available discusses tobacco use in the general population. Using a sample of Latino, non-Latino Black (NLB), and non-Latino White (NLW) patients presenting to the emergency departments, the present study examined sociodemographic and substance use correlates of past 3-month tobacco use. Over 48,000 patients were interviewed as part of a screening and brief intervention program in southern California. Overall, although NLB adults reported the greatest prevalence of tobacco use compared to NLWs and Latinos (43% vs. 34% and 22% respectively), associations…
Research highlights: ► Secondary data analysis of a large public health program in emergency departments. ► We evaluated sociodemographic and substance use associations of recent tobacco use. ► Tobacco using patients at higher risk for alcohol and substance use than non users. ► Non-Latino Blacks and non-Latino Whites twice as likely to use tobacco as Latinos. ► Male gender, younger age, and lower income predicted tobacco use across ethnicity.