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2008 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-233
Author(s):  
Janet Miron
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Tobacco Consumption ◽  
Illegal Drug ◽  
Psychoactive Substances ◽  
Illegal Drug Use ◽  
University Of Toronto ◽  
History Of ◽  
Queen's University ◽  
Smoke Tobacco

Illegal Drug Use And Public Policy

2002 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Grossman ◽  
Frank J. Chaloupka ◽  
Kyumin Shim
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Illegal Drug ◽  
Illegal Drug Use

Prescription Opioids in Adolescence and Future Opioid Misuse

2018 ◽  
pp. 49-57
Author(s):  
Richard Miech ◽  
Lloyd Johnston ◽  
Patrick M. O’Malley ◽  
Katherine M. Keyes ◽  
Kennon Heard
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Illegal Drug ◽  
Opioid Misuse ◽  
Opioid Use ◽  
Illegal Drug Use ◽  
12Th Grade ◽  
History Of ◽  
Monitoring The Future ◽  
Nationally Representative

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Legitimate opioid use is associated with an increased risk of long-term opioid use and possibly misuse in adults. The objective of this study was to estimate the risk of future opioid misuse among adolescents who have not yet graduated from high school. METHODS Prospective, panel data come from the Monitoring the Future study. The analysis uses a nationally representative sample of 6220 individuals surveyed in school in 12th grade and then followed up through age 23. Analyses are stratified by predicted future opioid misuse as measured in 12th grade on the basis of known risk factors. The main outcome is nonmedical use of a prescription opioid at ages 19 to 23. Predictors include use of a legitimate prescription by 12th grade, as well as baseline history of drug use and baseline attitudes toward illegal drug use. RESULTS Legitimate opioid use before high school graduation is independently associated with a 33% increase in the risk of future opioid misuse after high school. This association is concentrated among individuals who have little to no history of drug use and, as well, strong disapproval of illegal drug use at baseline. CONCLUSIONS Use of prescribed opioids before the 12th grade is independently associated with future opioid misuse among patients with little drug experience and who disapprove of illegal drug use. Clinic-based education and prevention efforts have substantial potential to reduce future opioid misuse among these individuals, who begin opioid use with strong attitudes against illegal drug use.

scholarly journals Tobacco Consumption and Illegal Drug Use Among Bangladeshi Males

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. Kabir ◽  
Kim-Leng Goh ◽  
M. M. H. Khan
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Tobacco Consumption ◽  
Illegal Drug ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Illegal Drug Use ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Smoking Cigarette ◽  
Adjusted Logistic Regression ◽  
Almost All

This article aimed to identify the determinants of tobacco consumption and illegal drug use (IDU) as well as to examine the association between these two variables using a representative sample of 3,771 Bangladeshi males aged 15 to 54 years. Data were collected through Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2007. To identify the determinants, the patterns of tobacco consumption and IDU were analyzed by age, education and occupation, residence, mass media, premarital sex, wealth, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Prevalence of smoking cigarette and bidi was roughly 60%. However, the prevalence of IDU was 3.4%, and this proportion is statistically significant ( Z = 11.32, p = .000). After bivariate analysis, almost all variables except STIs were significantly associated with tobacco consumption. Similarly, all variables except residence and mass media were associated with IDU. Based on multivariable adjusted logistic regression analysis, the likelihood of using IDU was approximately twofold (odds ratio [OR] = 1.8, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.23-2.53) among bidi smokers and fourfold (OR = 3.8, 95% CI = 2.62-5.56) among cigarette smokers as compared with nonsmokers.

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