Polydrug Use Patterns Among Mexican American Women

Alice Cepeda, Jarron M. Saint Onge, Qianwei Zhao, Tasha Perdue, Esmeralda Ramirez, Kathryn M. Nowotny, Jessica Frankeberger, Avelardo Valdez, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, Diana R. Garland School of Social Work, Baylor University, John Glenn College of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Sociology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work and Sociology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles

Journal of Drug Issues

Published online on November 13, 2025

Abstract

Journal of Drug Issues, Ahead of Print.
Co-occurring drug use among U.S.-born Latinas is underexamined. This study examines the relationship between polydrug use patterns and social inequality among low-income Mexican American women. Data stems from 199 Mexican American adult women collected ...