Risk and protective factors for nonmedical use of prescription stimulants and methamphetamine among adolescents.
J Adolesc Health
; 39(3): 374-80, 2006 Sep.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16919799
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This article reports on correlates of past-year nonmedical use of prescription stimulants and methamphetamine among adolescents aged 12 to 17 years.METHODS:
Data from the 2002 National Survey of Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) were used to conduct logistic regression analyses of the demographic, psychosocial, and behavioral correlates of illicit stimulant use. The sample size was 17,709.RESULTS:
Analyses revealed that mental health treatment utilization and use of marijuana and other illegal drugs were correlated with nonmedical use of prescription stimulants and methamphetamine among adolescents. Females and adolescents who reported low religiosity, binge drinking, and selling drugs were more likely to use methamphetamine than were males or individuals who did not report these attitudes or behaviors. Additionally, black adolescents were less likely than white adolescents to use methamphetamine. Alternatively, adolescents who reported high family conflict and sensation-seeking were more likely than their counterparts to use prescription stimulants nonmedically, and Hispanic adolescents were less likely to use prescription stimulants nonmedically than white adolescents.CONCLUSIONS:
Risk for illicit use of stimulants varies by demographic, psychosocial, and behavioral factors. Different intervention mechanisms, populations, and settings should be targeted to prevent nonmedical use of prescription stimulants versus methamphetamine among adolescents.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias
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Estimulantes do Sistema Nervoso Central
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Adolesc Health
Assunto da revista:
PEDIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos