Association Between Substance Use and Insufficient Sleep in U.S. High School Students. (December 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kwon, Misol; Seo, Young S.; Park, Eunhee; Chang, Yu-Ping
• Is Part Of: Journal of school nursing. Volume 37:Number 6(2021)
• Page Start: 470
• Page End: 479
• Publication Date: 2021-12
• Subjects: adolescent -- sleep -- tobacco use -- alcohol drinking -- marijuana use -- substance use -- electronic vapor use -- school nurse; School health services -- Periodicals; School nursing -- Periodicals; 610.73
• DOI: 10.1177/1059840519901161
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1059-8405

Abstract

Multidimensional causes of insufficient sleep among adolescents are not fully explored, particularly, the association between substance use and sleep duration. The 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) of high school students ( N = 14, 638; 51% female, 14–18 years old) was used to examine the association between substance use, namely cigarette, electronic vapor, alcohol, and marijuana use in the past 30 days, and insufficient sleep (<8 hr) using logistic regression analyses. Findings suggest that the use of alcohol (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 1.42; 95% CI [1.22, 1.65]) and marijuana (AOR, 1.19; 95% CI [1.00, 1.41]) was significantly associated with having insufficient hours of sleep adjusting for age, sex, race, and computer use ≥3 hr per day. Moreover, interaction effects were examined for sex and age, which revealed that the association between marijuana use and having insufficient sleep was stronger for male and younger students. It highlights the potential value of sleep assessment among adolescent substance users.