Associations between drug use and behavioral repertoire in urban youths

Converging with psycho-social research findings, animal and human laboratory studies indicate that behavioral alternatives are important determinants of drug-taking. To investigate associations between how early adolescents spend their time, i.e. their behavioral repertoire and drug use (use of mari...

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Published in:Addiction (Abingdon, England) England), 1996-04, Vol.91 (4), p.523-534
Main Authors: JOHANSON, CHRIS-ELLYN, DUFFY, FARIFTEH F., ANTHONY, JAMES C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities
Addictive behaviors
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Adolescents
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Drug abuse
Drug addiction
Drug Use
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychosociology
Relationship
Social behaviour
Substance abuse
Substance-Related Disorders
Surveys and Questionnaires
Time Utilization
United States of America
Urban Areas
Urban Population
USA
Young people
Youth
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Summary:Converging with psycho-social research findings, animal and human laboratory studies indicate that behavioral alternatives are important determinants of drug-taking. To investigate associations between how early adolescents spend their time, i.e. their behavioral repertoire and drug use (use of marijuana, crack/cocaine or inhalants), we analyzed data from an epidemiological sample of 1516 urban middle-school students who had completed private interviews in spring 1993. The interview included a 36-item questionnaire to assess how frequently the youth engaged in different activities; history of drug-taking was assessed separately. Multiple logistic regression was used to estimate associations between drug use and each of seven behavioral domains as well as sex, age and racial-ethnic status. Youths spending a great deal of time working for pay and assuming other adult-like roles were more likely to have initiated drug use (estimated odds ratio, OR = 3.49; p = 0.002). Those who spent much time in religious activities were less likely (OR = 0.2, p
ISSN:0965-2140
1360-0443
DOI:10.1046/j.1360-0443.1996.9111173114.x