Luthar's Research Examining the Rates of Substance Use and Mental

question 6

Multiple Choice

Luthar's research examining the rates of substance use and mental health problems of anxiety and depression among adolescents living in affluent suburban neighborhoods to those in poor inner-city neighborhoods revealed

• A) low rates of substance use and mental health problems in teens in affluent neighborhoods compared to minority youth living in inner cities.
• B) equal rates of substance use and mental health problems by adolescents living in affluent neighborhoods and teens in poor inner-city neighborhoods.
• C) high rates of anxiety in adolescents from affluent neighborhoods but low substance use when compared to adolescents from poor inner-city neighborhoods.
• D) substance use and mental health problems in teens from affluent neighborhoods often exceeded those of adolescents in poor inner cities.
• E) high rates of substance use by adolescents in poor, inner-city neighborhoods, but only for minority youth.

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