Prevalence and correlates of co-ingestion of prescription tranquilizers and other psychoactive substances by U.S. high school seniors: Results from a national survey

Addictive Behaviors
Ty S SchepisSean Esteban McCabe

Abstract

Nonmedical tranquilizer use (NMTU) is a concerning and understudied phenomenon in adolescents, despite being the second most prevalent form of nonmedical use in this population. Thus, this work aimed to examine the sociodemographic and substance use correlates of past-year co-ingestion of a prescription tranquilizer and another substance among adolescents. Data were from the Monitoring the Future study, a nationally representative survey of U.S. high school students. Data from 11,444 seniors (12th graders) completing form 1 of the survey were used. The participants represented a population that was 52.7% female, 61.8% White, and had a modal age of 18. Weighted frequencies and Rao-Scott chi-square analyses were computed to describe the target population and examine associations of interest. An estimated 5.3% of the population engaged in past-year NMTU during this time period, with an estimated 72.6% of those users engaged in past-year co-ingestion of a tranquilizer and another substance. Marijuana and alcohol were the most commonly co-ingested substances. Those engaged in co-ingestion were more likely than past-year nonmedical users without co-ingestion to be engaged in other substance or nonmedical use (including past year nonm...Continue Reading

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Jun 25, 2016·Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America·Nicholas C PeiperTamera Coyne-Beasley
Jul 14, 2017·Substance Use & Misuse·Jason Ford, Lauren Wright
Mar 28, 2020·Substance Abuse : Research and Treatment·Ty S SchepisSean Esteban McCabe
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Nov 24, 2020·The International Journal on Drug Policy·Jason A FordSean Esteban McCabe
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