Feeding the Habit? Relationships Between Longitudinal Patterns of Drug Dealing and Drug use Trajectories During Adolescence Among Juvenile Offenders

The Prison Journal ◽

10.1177/00328855211060339 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 003288552110603

Author(s):

Thomas Wojciechowski

Keyword(s):

Juvenile Offenders ◽

Drug Use ◽

Average Frequency ◽

Group Model ◽

Drug Dealing ◽

Use Patterns ◽

Frequency Of Use ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Drug Use Patterns ◽

Best Fit

Drug dealers may be at increased risk for drug use. However, there is a dearth of research focused on how these relationships develop across time. Group-based trajectory modeling (GBTM) was used to assess heterogeneity in the development of drug dealing behavior. Line graphs modeling the average frequency of use of drugs across time based on trajectory membership described drug use patterns. T-tests were used to test for significant differences between drug use patterns. Results indicated that a four-group model of drug dealing best fit the data. Changes in each type of drug use corresponded strongly with changes in drug dealing behaviors.

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Drug use patterns and behaviours of young people at an increased risk of drug use during adolescence

International Journal of Drug Policy ◽

10.1016/j.drugpo.2006.05.007 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 17 (5) ◽

pp. 393-401 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Patrick McCrystal ◽

Andrew Percy ◽

Kathryn Higgins

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Drug Use ◽

Use Patterns ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Drug Use Patterns

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Drug Use Patterns and Demographics of Employed Drug Users: Data from the 1988 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e496352006-002 ◽

1990 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Andrea Kopstein ◽

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Joseph Gfroerer

Keyword(s):

Drug Abuse ◽

Drug Use ◽

Drug Users ◽

Household Survey ◽

Use Patterns ◽

Drug Use Patterns ◽

National Household Survey

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Drug Use Patterns and Premenstrual Dysphoria

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e496882006-006 ◽

1986 ◽

Author(s):

Nancy K. Mello ◽

Keyword(s):

Drug Use ◽

Use Patterns ◽

Drug Use Patterns

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Review of Drug Utilization Studies in Neonatal Units: A Global Perspective

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17165669 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (16) ◽

pp. 5669 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Asma Al-Turkait ◽

Lisa Szatkowski ◽

Imti Choonara ◽

Shalini Ojha

Keyword(s):

Drug Use ◽

Drug Utilization ◽

Antibiotic Use ◽

Global Perspective ◽

Use Patterns ◽

Rational Prescribing ◽

Drug Use Patterns ◽

General Drug ◽

The Usa ◽

Drug Utilization Studies

Rational prescribing is challenging in neonatology. Drug utilization studies help identify and define the problem. We performed a review of the literature on drug use in neonatal units and describe global variations. We searched databases (EMBASE, CINAHL and Medline) from inception to July 2020, screened studies and extracted relevant data (two reviewers). The search revealed 573 studies of which 84 were included. India (n = 14) and the USA (n = 13) reported the most. Data collection was prospective (n = 56) and retrospective (n = 26), mostly (n = 52) from one center only. Sixty studies described general drug use in 34 to 450,386 infants (median (IQR) 190 (91–767)) over a median (IQR) of 6 (3–18) months. Of the participants, 20–87% were preterm. The mean number of drugs per infant (range 11.1 to 1.7, pooled mean (SD) 4 (2.4)) was high with some reporting very high burden (≥30 drugs per infant in 8 studies). This was not associated with the proportion of preterm infants included. Antibiotics were the most frequently used drug. Drug use patterns were generally uniform with some variation in antibiotic use and more use of phenobarbitone in Asia. This study provides a global perspective on drug utilization in neonates and highlights the need for better quality information to assess rational prescribing.

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Personality, Motivation, and Adolescent Drug Use Patterns

School Psychology Review ◽

10.1080/02796015.1976.12086364 ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 17-23

Author(s):

Samuel E. Krug ◽

Thomas J. Henry

Keyword(s):

Drug Use ◽

Adolescent Drug Use ◽

Use Patterns ◽

Drug Use Patterns

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The Relationship between Self-Reported Religiosity and Drug Use by College Students

Journal of Drug Education ◽

10.2190/4u8t-yrwt-2349-21mj ◽

1979 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 67-78 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Carol J. Turner ◽

Robert J. Willis

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Drug Use ◽

Private College ◽

Drug Usage ◽

College Counselors ◽

Use Patterns ◽

Current Drug ◽

Drug Use Patterns ◽

Drug Problems ◽

The Relationship

As part of an extensive questionnaire on student drug use patterns at a small private college, this study was completed to determine the relationship between self-reported religiosity of college students and 1) the nature and incidence of current drug usage, 2) reasons for abstaining from drug use, 3) acceptable sources for referral in case of drug problems, and 4) persons with whom students would discuss their attitudes toward drugs. Statistically significant differences between religious and non-religious students at the 0.01 level were found in the current use of alcohol and marijuana, in reasons for abstaining from marijuana, amphetamines, barbiturates, and hallucinogens; in referral of drug problems to drug wise friends; and in discussing drug attitudes with parents and with college counselors.

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