Abstention from Drug Use and Delinquency Increasing among Youth in the United States, 2002-2014.
Subst Use Misuse
; 53(9): 1468-1481, 2018 07 29.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29313738
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Trends in abstaining from substance use and delinquency among adolescent's ages 12-17 in the United States was examined.METHODS:
Data was derived from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) involving non-Hispanic white, African American, and Hispanic respondents (n = 98,620) and spanning the years 2002-2014. Logistic regression was used to examine significance of trend year and correlates of low-risk and high-risk behavioral groups relative to abstaining.RESULTS:
Overall, the prevalence of abstaining was 47.56% between 2002 and 2014. Prevalence increased significantly among all adolescents from 44.85% in 2002 to 53.58% in 2014. Relative to abstainers nonabstaining youth were more likely to be male, and report lower household income, poorer grades, depression, and lower levels of parental affirmation and control.CONCLUSIONS:
Findings indicate that there is a corresponding increase in abstaining mirroring the recent decreases found in adolescent drug use found in national surveys.Key words
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Substance-Related Disorders
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Juvenile Delinquency
Type of study:
Prevalence_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Year:
2018
Type:
Article