Citation

Lippert AM, Fendrich M, Johnson TP. J. Urban Health 2008; 85(3): 411-427.

Affiliation

Center for Addiction and Behavioral Health Research, Milwaukee, WI, USA, (alippert@uwm.edu).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s11524-008-9267-x

PMID

18363107

PMCID

PMC2329744

Abstract

This study investigated the impact of the 9/11 attacks on substance use in Chicago, Illinois. The study design was a cross-sectional, audio-computer-assisted self-interview survey conducted in 2001 and 2002. Biological samples were also collected for toxicological analyses. Using a multistage area probability design, residents between the ages of 18 and 40 years were randomly selected. Compared to pre-9/11 interviewees, post-9/11 interviewees showed significantly less self-reported marijuana use, marijuana use per test results, and cocaine use per test results. Law enforcement and social-structural explanations for the findings are discussed.

Language: en