ArticleJournal of studies on alcohol and drugs2014
Substance use disorders among first- and second- generation immigrant adults in the United States: evidence of an immigrant paradox?
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64 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 116 citations in OpenAlex.
- Eating disorders among international migrants: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2024Pooled it
- Stigma Associated with Alcohol and Other Drug Use Among People from Migrant and Ethnic Minority Groups: Results from a Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2023Pooled it
- Understanding the Healthy Immigrant Effect in the Context of Mental Health Challenges: A Systematic Critical Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2022Pooled it
- Birth and Health Outcomes of Children Migrating With Parents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Pooled it
- Substance use outcomes in first- and second- generation of immigrants: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Addictive behaviors reports · 2026Review
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- Age at Immigration Linked to Cigarette and Marijuana Use in Asian and Latinx U.S. College Students.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
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- Contextualizing linguistic acculturation and alcohol use among Hispanic college students in the social digital environment.Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology · 2026Article
- Acculturative risk or selective retention? A longitudinal study of binge drinking in Asian and Latinx immigrant youth.Journal of migration and health · 2026Article
- Race, discrimination, and mental health adversity in Canada.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2025Article
- Anxiety coping motives moderate links between discrimination and alcohol use in immigrant-origin and non-immigrant LGBQ+ college student.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2025Article
- The risk of long-term opioid use among immigrants: a national registry-linkage study.Scandinavian journal of public health · 2025Article
- Psychological distress and its potential risk factors among Black and White adult immigrants in the United States - National Health Interview Survey 2005-2018.Preventive medicine reports · 2025Article
- ATICC: a mixed-methods study on addiction, trauma, and immigration among vulnerable young adults in the grand est youth network.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Adult Mental Health Associated with Adverse and Positive Childhood Experiences Among 1Journal of general internal medicine · 2025Article
- Implementing and documenting cultural adaption of evidence-based practice strategies to reduce opioid overdose deaths: examples and lessons from the HEALing communities study.Discover public health · 2025Article
- Suicidality in first-generation, second-generation and non-immigrant youth in Canada.Journal of migration and health · 2025Article
- Intersecting identities, different struggles: The effects of demographics on experiences of discrimination and mental health outcomes among college students in Texas.PLOS mental health · 2025Article
- Determinants to Tele-Mental Health Services Utilization Among California Adults: Do Immigration-Related Variables Matter?Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveA growing number of studies have examined the "immigrant paradox" with respect to the use of licit and illicit substances in the United States. However, there remains a need for a comprehensive examination of the multigenerational and global links between immigration and substance use disorders among adults in the United States.
methodThe present study, using data from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions, aimed to address these gaps by comparing the prevalence of substance use disorders of first-generation (n = 3,338) and second-generation (n = 2,515) immigrants with native-born American adults (n = 15,733) in the United States. We also examined the prevalence of substance use disorders among first-generation emigrants from Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America in contrast to second-generation and native-born Americans.
resultsThe prevalence of substance use disorders was highest among native-born Americans, slightly lower among second-generation immigrants, and markedly lower among first-generation immigrants. Adjusted risk ratios were largest among individuals who immigrated during adolescence (ages 12-17 years) and adulthood (age 18 years or older). Results were consistent among emigrants from major world regions.
conclusionsConsistent with a broad body of literature examining the links between the immigrant paradox and health outcomes, results suggest that nativity and age at arrival are significant factors related to substance use disorders among first- and second-generation immigrants in the United States.
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