Abstention from Drug Use and Delinquency Increasing among Youth in the United States, 2002–2014. (29th July 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Vaughn, Michael G.; Nelson, Erik J.; Oh, Sehun; Salas-Wright, Christopher P.; DeLisi, Matt; Holzer, Katie J.
• Is Part Of: Substance use & misuse. Volume 53:Number 9(2018)
• Page Start: 1468
• Page End: 1481
• Publication Date: 2018-07-29
• Subjects: Abstainers -- adolescents -- drug use -- youth violence -- crime trends; Narcotic habit -- Periodicals; Alcoholism -- Periodicals; Substance abuse -- Periodicals; Behavior, Addictive -- Periodicals; Sustance-Related Disorders -- Periodicals; 362.2905
• DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2017.1413392
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1082-6084

Abstract

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.