The Co-Ingestion of Nonmedical Prescription Drugs and Alcohol: A Partial Test of Social Learning Theory

Over the last decade, scholars have examined simultaneous polydrug use among illicit drug users; however, the co-ingestion of nonmedical prescription drug (NMPD) use and alcohol has been largely overlooked. Also overlooked have been the incorporation and testing of theoretical explanations for this...

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Published in:Journal of drug issues 2011-10, Vol.41 (4), p.561-585
Main Authors: Steele, Jennifer L., Peralta, Robert L., Elman, Cheryl
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcoholism
Drug Abuse
Drug addiction
Prescription drugs
Reinforcement
Social Learning
Substance Abuse
Substance abuse treatment
Theory
Universities
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Summary:Over the last decade, scholars have examined simultaneous polydrug use among illicit drug users; however, the co-ingestion of nonmedical prescription drug (NMPD) use and alcohol has been largely overlooked. Also overlooked have been the incorporation and testing of theoretical explanations for this type of substance use behavior. In the current paper, we test social learning theory as an explanation for NMPD use and the co-ingestion of nonmedical prescription drugs and alcohol on a Midwest university sample using a bivariate probit equation model. Support is found for the influence of differential association, social reinforcement, and definitions of use on the co-ingestion of NMPDs and alcohol.
ISSN:0022-0426
1945-1369
DOI:10.1177/002204261104100406