Gender and Developmental Trajectories to Adolescent Substance Use and Sexual Risk Behavior
| Principal Investigator (PI) / Project Lead: | MIN, MEEYOUNG OH |
| Funding Organization: | National Institute of Health - National Institute on Drug Abuse |
| RFP / FOA Number: | PA-18-590 |
| Award Number: | 7R01DA042747-03 |
| Funding Period: | 09/01/2019 – 07/31/2022 |
| Total Funding: | $266,985 |
| Project Status: | Ended |
Project Description:
Children with prenatal cocaine exposure (PCE) are more prone to adolescent substance use and sexual risk behaviors, even compared to other high-risk populations. However, little is known about how behavioral trajectories among those with PCE interact with gender and life adversity, such as exposure to violence or trauma, to produce different substance use and sexual risk behavior outcomes. Understanding of behavioral trajectories that may differ by gender and life adversities will improve prevention and treatment efforts by specifying modifiable targets by gender.
For more information, contact meeyoung.min@utah.edu