Nonmedical Prescription Drug Use Among Adolescents: The Influence of Bonds to Family and School

There has been a tremendous increase in the prevalence of nonmedical prescription drug use among adolescents in recent years. Research now indicates that the prevalence of nonmedical prescription drug use is greater than the prevalence of other illicit drug use, excluding marijuana. Despite these re...

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Published in:Youth & society 2009-03, Vol.40 (3), p.336-352
Main Author: Ford, Jason A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Age Differences
Alcohol Abuse
At Risk Persons
Attachment
Control theory
Drug Abuse
Drug addiction
Drug use
Families & family life
Family Income
Family Influence
Family Relations
Gender Differences
Incidence
Marijuana
Medications
Parent Child Relationship
Polls & surveys
Prescription drugs
Qualitative research
Racial Differences
Social Control
Social control theory
Social Influences
Social Relations
Social research
Social Science Research
Social sciences
Social Theories
Student School Relationship
Teenagers
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Summary:There has been a tremendous increase in the prevalence of nonmedical prescription drug use among adolescents in recent years. Research now indicates that the prevalence of nonmedical prescription drug use is greater than the prevalence of other illicit drug use, excluding marijuana. Despite these recent trends, there is a dearth of research in the social sciences on this issue. Furthermore, existing research on this topic is largely atheoretical. Using the 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, a nationally representative survey of persons age 12 and older, the current study examines the impact of social bonds to family and school on nonmedical prescription drug use among adolescents. The findings provide support for social control theory. Adolescents with strong bonds to family and school are less likely to report nonmedical prescription drug use. Important implications and future research needs are discussed.
ISSN:0044-118X
1552-8499
DOI:10.1177/0044118X08316345