Some Correlates of Drug Use among High School Youth in a Midwestern Rural Community

Tolone, William L.; Dermott, Diane

doi:10.3109/10826087509027336

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“…As the cost of opium is high, its affordability and the income of individual users were also important factors related to its use. An association between substance use and occupation and income has also been reported by others [10-12,25,33-35]. …”

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Correlates of opium use: retrospective analysis of a survey of tribal communities in Arunachal Pradesh, India

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BackgroundHousehold survey data of Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh, were used in the present study to assess the prevalence of opium use among different tribes, and to examine the association between sociodemographic factors and opium use.MethodsA sample of 3421 individuals (1795 men and 1626 women) aged 15 years and older was analyzed using a multivariate logistic regression model to determine factors associated with opium use. Sociodemographic information such as age, education, occupation, religion, ethnicity and marital status were included in the analysis.ResultsThe prevalence of opium use was significantly higher (10.6%) among men than among women (2.1%). It varied according to age, educational level, occupation, marital status and religion of the respondents. In both sexes, opium use was significantly higher among Singpho and Khamti tribes compared with other tribes. Multivariate logistic regression indicated that opium use was significantly associated with age, occupation, ethnicity, religion and marital status of the respondents of both sexes. Multivariate rate ratios (MRR) for opium use were significantly higher (4–6 times) among older age groups (≥35 years) and male respondents. In males, the MRR was also significantly higher in respondents of Buddhist and Indigenous religion, while in females, the MRR was significantly higher in Buddhists. Most of the female opium users had taken opium for more than 5 years and were introduced to it by their husbands after marriage. Use of other substances among opium users comprised mainly tobacco (76%) and alcohol (44%).ConclusionsThe study reveals the sociodemographic factors, such as age, sex, ethnicity, religion and occupation, which are associated with opium use. Such information is useful for institution of intervention measures to reduce opium use.

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Correlates of opium use: retrospective analysis of a survey of tribal communities in Arunachal Pradesh, India

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“…Parental Relationships: Numerous studies have shown that interpersonal relationships of parents to each other and to their children affect illegal drug use (Forslund, 1977-78;Johnson, et al, 1972;Kandel, ~al., 1976; National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse, 1972 andStreit and Oliver, 1972;Tolone and Dermott, 1975). It is argued that an unstable homelife will increase the probability the individual will become a drug abuser.…”

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Factors Associated with Illegal Drug Use in Rural Georgia

Napier

Bachtel²,

Carter

1983

J Drug Educ

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Data assessing the extent of illegal drug use were collected in the spring of 1981 from 2,060 junior and senior high school students living in a rural county in southern Georgia. The sample consists of 83.2 percent of all students in the 8 through 12 grades in the county. Only students absent from the public schools at the time the questionnaires were administered were excluded from the analyses. A private school in the county with less than 5 percent of all students refused to participate in the study. The study findings are basically consistent with research expectations. It was revealed that the respondents participated extensively in illegal drug use. Approximately 76.7 percent of the respondents indicated they had consumed alcohol at least once, 41.0 percent had tried marijuana at least once, 64.5 percent had tried cigarettes at least once, 16.0 percent had tried amphetamines at least once, and 12.2 percent had tried barbiturates at least once. The frequency of each illegal drug was regressed against selected independent variables and the findings revealed that 10 variables explained 41.4 percent of the variance in alcohol use, 11 variables explained 57.3 percent of the variance in marijuana use, 8 variables explained 28.7 percent of the variance in cigarette use, 7 variables explained 30.4 percent of the variance in amphetamine use, and 8 variables explained 35.7 percent of the variance in barbiturate use.

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“…In the current study friends were the most common offerers, as shown in some previous studies (Tolone and Dermott 1975, Murty 1979, Pruitt et al 1991, Cousineau et al 1993, Hect and Driscoll 1994, Ghanizadeh, 2001, and the offers primarily took place at parties (Ghanizadeh 2001). The most common resistance strategies were saying 'No' (36.7%) and 'I dislike that drug' (30.5%).…”

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How a sample of Iranian college students communicates resistance to offers of illegal drugs

Ghanizadeh

Ashkani

Ghanizadeh‐Zarchi

et al. 2003

Journal of Substance Use

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Aim Despite efforts made to prevent use of illegal drugs in Iran, such use continues. The aim of the current study is to investigate how a sample of Iranian students communicates resistance to offers of illegal drugs. Design Describing a personal, specific time when they were offered an illegal drug (alcohol, opium, heroin, hashish) including who offered it (offerer), what drug was offered, where the offer was made, how the offer was made (type of offer) and the dialogue between offerer and respondent.Participants Two hundred and forty-eight Shiraz University students were asked to complete a questionnaire. Finding Most offers were categorized as 'simple offer' (without persuasion) and most responses were 'no problem', without further pressure from the offerers. The most common resistance strategy was simply saying 'No'. Resistance was related to internal motivation for turning down or accepting the offer. Type of drug offered was related to the person who offered it. Conclusions There are some differences between the offer/resistance processes described in this study with similar work in the West, but many similarities. The most important factor in resistance to an offer of a drug for consumption is internal motivation. There was no significant association with age, type of offer, place of offer and type of drug.

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Some Correlates of Drug Use among High School Youth in a Midwestern Rural Community

Cited by 54 publications

References 8 publications

Correlates of opium use: retrospective analysis of a survey of tribal communities in Arunachal Pradesh, India

Correlates of opium use: retrospective analysis of a survey of tribal communities in Arunachal Pradesh, India

Factors Associated with Illegal Drug Use in Rural Georgia

How a sample of Iranian college students communicates resistance to offers of illegal drugs

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