Lee Doohee
Health Care Administration and Public Health, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio 44114, USA.
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2007;33(6):799-806. doi: 10.1080/00952990701653727.
Residential mobility has been an important topic in public health for the past decades. More than 22 million Americans migrated from state to state in 2000, but characteristics of minority American movers are not well documented in the aspect of public health. Using the U.S. national survey, we examined the association between residential mobility and gateway drug use among Hispanic adolescents in the U.S. Frequent movers and never movers were compared in the study. The study results indicate that frequent movers (moved more than 4 times for the past 5 years) were more likely than never movers to smoke and use marijuana. We also found that frequent residential relocation, females, and older teenagers (14-1714, 15, 16, 17) are risk factors of gateway drug use among Hispanic adolescents.
在过去几十年里，居住流动性一直是公共卫生领域的一个重要话题。2000年，超过2200万美国人跨州迁移，但美国少数族裔迁移者的特征在公共卫生方面并未得到充分记录。利用美国全国性调查，我们研究了美国西班牙裔青少年居住流动性与使用入门毒品之间的关联。在该研究中，对频繁迁移者和从未迁移者进行了比较。研究结果表明，频繁迁移者（在过去5年中迁移超过4次）比从未迁移者更有可能吸烟和使用大麻。我们还发现，频繁更换居住地、女性以及年龄较大的青少年（14 - 17岁）是西班牙裔青少年使用入门毒品的风险因素。
