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Latino Adolescence Research Paper

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In the United States, Latinos adolescence have lower alcohol consumption rates compared to other minority groups. Alcohol consumption among young Latino adults has been associates with education, income, acculturation, family factors, income and peer-oriented activities. (Turner & Gil, 2002). Latino adolescence are significantly more prone to report binge alcoholism in the previous two weeks in the eighth grade than either White or African American youth, and are somewhat more inclined to do as such in the tenth grade. Latino adolescence are more probable than both African American and White youth adolescence to have consumer alcohol before operating a vehicle or have ridden with a driver who has consumer alcohol. Mortality rates connected

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