Recreational use of prescription medications among Canadian young people: Identifying disparities

Trends in the Misuse of Tranquilizers, Sedatives, and Sleeping Pills by Adolescents in Spain, 2004–2014

“…This observation is consistent with the study by Donath et al [29], whose results show that adolescent immigrants in Germany were significantly more likely to have smoked tobacco and cannabis. However, a recent study that aimed to describe recreational prescription drug use among Canadian adolescents according to age, sex, socioeconomic, and immigration and geographic status found no differences in use of substances, including sedatives, between immigrants and nonimmigrants [30]. Misuse of TSSp was significantly associated with the consumption of tobacco and alcohol (aOR = 1.52; 95% CI, 1.33À1.74) or marijuana, consistent with other studies carried out in adolescents [11,28].…”

Time‐Use Patterns and the Recreational Use of Prescription Medications Among Rural and Small Town Youth

“…It is possible that there may be some diversity in time‐use patterns unaccounted for by grouping rural and small town youth together. Youth who live in the countryside or on farms, as compared to those who reside in towns, may have differential time‐use patterns due to part‐time farming work, as well as reduced access to recreational facilities, perhaps explaining differences in drug use patterns between youth living in variable rural settings found in previous research . In this study, however, proximity to urban centers and perceived availability of places to spend free time were not found to be important predictors of nonmedical prescription drug use or confounders of the focal relationships examined.…”

“…Six percent (n = 143) of the HBSC rural and small town sample reported past year recreational use of prescription drugs, in comparison to 5.0% of urban youth. In the HBSC, the most commonly reported medications used recreationally were pain relievers, followed by stimulants and sedative medications, as has been reported earlier . Table displays a description of the rural and small town study sample of youth, as well as proportions of nonmedical use of prescription drugs by 4 time‐use variables, demographic variables and other potential explanatory risk factors or covariates.…”

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Substance Use and Misuse among Kosovar Adolescents; Cross Sectional Study of Scholastic, Familial-, and Sports-Related Factors of Influence

“…Although frequently studied, we did not find that socioeconomic status (SES) was systematically associated with SUM in adolescents. Some researchers have reported a higher prevalence of SUM in low-SES children, whereas others found a decreased likelihood of SUM in children of lower SES [ 37 , 38 , 39 ]. Additionally, in some cases, researchers reported gender-specific or racial/ethnic associations between SES and SUM [ 13 , 40 ].…”