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Jorge Delva, PhD, John M. Wallace, Jr, PhD, Patrick M. O’Malley, PhD, Jerald G. Bachman, PhD, Lloyd D. Johnston, PhD and John E. Schulenberg, PhD

The authors are with the Institute for Social Research, Ann Arbor, Mich. Jorge Delva is also with the School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; John M. Wallace Jr is also with the School of Social Work and the Center on Race and Social Problems, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa; and John E. Schulenberg is also with the Department of Psychology, University of Michigan.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Jorge Delva, PhD, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, Room 2344, PO Box 1248, 426 Thompson St, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1248 (e-mail: jdelva{at}umich.edu).

Objectives. We compared trends in and correlates of marijuana use, cocaine use, and heavy alcohol use for adolescents of Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and other Latin American heritage in the United States.

Methods. We used/examined data from nationally representative samples of eighth-grade Hispanic students who participated in the Monitoring the Future study during the years 1991–2002 (n=24235).

Results. Drug use was significantly higher among boys and adolescents of almost all Hispanic ethnicities who did not live with both parents. In addition, drug use differed considerably according to ethnic group on language first spoken, parental education, urbanicity, and region.

Conclusions. A better understanding of the homogeneity and heterogeneity of drug use patterns within and between Hispanic groups should assist in the development of prevention programs.

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