scholarly journals Exposure to adverse childhood experiences and early initiation of electronic vapor product use among middle school students in Nevada

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 100266
Author(s):  
Lauren Williams ◽  
Kristen Clements-Nolle ◽  
Taylor Lensch ◽  
Wei Yang
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Early Initiation ◽  
School Students ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Product Use ◽  
Adverse Childhood

scholarly journals Adolescent Tobacco and Betel Nut Use in the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands: Evidence From Guam

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (7) ◽  
pp. 1058-1062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pallav Pokhrel ◽  
Francis Dalisay ◽  
Ian Pagano ◽  
Wayne Buente ◽  
Elizabeth Guerrero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Tobacco Product ◽  
Pacific Islanders ◽  
Betel Nut ◽  
School Students ◽  
Product Use ◽  
The Us

Purpose: To determine the prevalence of, and the risk and protective factors associated with, tobacco product use among adolescents in Guam, a US-Affiliated Pacific Island (USAPI) territory. To examine disparities in risk and protective factors across indigenous and nonindigenous groups. Design: Quantitative; cross-sectional. Setting: Middle and high schools in Guam. Sample: The Global Youth Tobacco Survey sample included a representative sample of 2449 6th to 12th graders (71% response rate). Sample for the supplemental study included 670 middle school students (76% response rate across randomly selected classrooms). Measures: Self-reported measures of lifetime and past 30-day tobacco and betel nut use, social competence, resistance self-efficacy, risk perceptions, friend and family tobacco product use, and ease of access to tobacco products. Analysis: Multilevel logistic regression and analysis of covariance. Results: The prevalence rates of current cigarette, smokeless tobacco, and e-cigarette use among middle school students were 8%, 8%, and 25%, respectively. Ability to resist social pressure to use tobacco/betel nut use was strongly associated with lower likelihood of tobacco (odds ratio [OR] = 0.76; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.68-0.84) and betel nut use (OR = 0.74; 95% CI: 0.67-0.82). Indigenous Pacific Islanders scored significantly lower on protective and higher on risk factors. Conclusion: Tobacco product use rates among Guam middle school students appear to be 4 to 5 times higher than the US national average rates. There is an urgent need for developing tobacco and betel nut use prevention programs for USAPI youth that are tailored to the needs of indigenous Pacific Islanders.

scholarly journals Research on Relationships between Sexual Identity, Adverse Childhood Experiences and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury among Rural High School Students in Less Developed Areas of China

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (17) ◽  
pp. 3158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li ◽  
Zheng ◽  
Tucker ◽  
Xu ◽  
Wen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Sexual Identity ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Jiangxi Province ◽  
School Students ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Rural High School ◽  
Adverse Childhood

Purpose: The objective of this study was to examine the influence of sexual identity and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) among rural high school students in less developed areas of China. Methods: Behavior risk factors data collected from 1810 students from a high school in Jiangxi province, China. Five measures of childhood abuse and household dysfunction were summarized, and ACE was divided into 0, 1, 2, 3–5 ACEs. Logistic regression analysis was used to explore the influence of sexual identity, adverse childhood experiences, and their interaction with non-suicidal self-injury. Results: Compared with heterosexual students, high school students who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) have a higher tendency of non-suicidal self-injury (AOR = 3.250, 95% CI = 1.69–6.28, p < 0.01). There was also a graded relationship between cumulative ACEs exposure and non-suicidal self-injury behaviors (AOR = 1.627, 95% CI = 1.02–2.60, p < 0.05). Odds for NSSI are higher among students with both experienced ACEs and identified as LGB (AOR = 2.821, 95% CI = 1.51–5.29, p < 0.05). Conclusions: Non-suicidal self-injury is associated with ACEs exposure and with those who identify as LGB, and the NSSI odds are greater when students identify as LGB and have experienced ACEs. More interventions to reduce non-suicidal self-injury should focus on LGB and ACEs and more attention needs to be paid to those who identify as LGB and have been exposed to ACEs.

42.15 LATENT RISK PROFILES OF EARLY VAPE PRODUCT USE AMONG MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (10) ◽  
pp. S227-S228
Author(s):  
Shiva K. Kothari ◽  
Katherine Ingram ◽  
Karen Schmeelk-Cone ◽  
Joshua R. Wortzel ◽  
Dorothy Espelage ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Risk Profiles ◽  
Product Use

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Early Initiation of Marijuana and Alcohol Use: The Potential Moderating Effects of Internal Assets

2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (10) ◽  
pp. 1624-1632 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debanjana Chatterjee ◽  
Barbara McMorris ◽  
Amy L. Gower ◽  
Myriam Forster ◽  
Iris Wagman Borowsky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Early Initiation ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
Internal Assets

scholarly journals Adverse Childhood Experiences Predict Early Initiation of Opioid Use Behaviors

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Honoria Guarino ◽  
Pedro Mateu-Gelabert ◽  
Kelly Quinn ◽  
Skultip Sirikantraporn ◽  
Kelly V. Ruggles ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Early Initiation ◽  
Prescription Opioid ◽  
Opioid Use ◽  
Medical Prescription ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Heroin Use ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
Prescription Opioid Use

Introduction: Although a substantial body of research documents a relationship between traumatic stress in childhood and the initiation of substance use later in the life course, only limited research has examined potential linkages between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and the initiation of non-medical prescription opioid use and other opioid use behaviors. The present study contributes to this growing body of work by investigating the association of childhood trauma with early initiation of a series of opioid use behaviors.Methods: New York City young adults (n = 539) ages 18–29 who reported non-medical use of prescription opioids or heroin use in the past 30 days were recruited using Respondent-Driven Sampling in 2014–16. Ten ACEs were assessed via self-report with the ACE Questionnaire. Associations between number of ACEs and self-reported ages of initiating seven opioid use behaviors (e.g., non-medical prescription opioid use, heroin use, heroin injection) were estimated with multivariable logistic regression.Results: Eighty nine percent of participants reported at least one ACE, and 46% reported four or more ACEs, a well-supported threshold indicating elevated risk for negative health consequences. Every increase of one trauma was associated with a 12–23% increase in odds of early initiation across the seven opioid use behaviors. Findings also document that the mean age at initiation increased with increasing risk severity across the behaviors, contributing to evidence of a trajectory from opioid pill misuse to opioid injection.Discussion: Increasing number of childhood traumas was associated with increased odds of earlier initiation of multiple opioid misuse behaviors. In light of prior research linking earlier initiation of substance use with increased substance use severity, present findings suggest the importance of ACEs as individual-level determinants of increased opioid use severity. Efforts to prevent onset and escalation of opioid use among at-risk youth may benefit from trauma prevention programs and trauma-focused screening and treatment, as well as increased attention to ameliorating upstream socio-structural drivers of childhood trauma.

Traumatic experiences and associated symptomatology in Asian American middle school students.

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-223
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Davies-Mercier ◽  
Michelle W. Woodbridge ◽  
W. Carl Sumi ◽  
S. Patrick Thornton ◽  
Katrina D. Roundfield ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
School Students
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