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motivations for prescription Drug Misuse among young adults considering social and developmental contexts
Drugs-education Prevention and Policy, 2015Co-Authors: Amy Leclair, Brian C. Kelly, Brooke E. Wells, Mark Pawson, Jeffrey T. ParsonsAbstract:AbstractAims: This study aimed to explore motivations for prescription Drug (i.e. prescription pain killers, stimulants and sedatives) Misuse among young adults active in urban nightlife scenes in New York City. Prior research has established “recreation” and “self-medication” as the primary motivations among this age group, but, as prescription Drug Misuse continues to be a major public health concern in the US and rates of Misuse are highest among young adults, a more nuanced analysis is necessary for developing meaningful interventions. As part of a larger study on prescription Drug Misuse among young adults active in urban nightlife scenes, we examined participants’ motivations for Misuse. Prescription painkillers, stimulants and sedatives were the primary substances of interest. Methods: Participants were recruited from nightlife venues in New York using time-space sampling. Subjects completed a mixed-methods assessment at project research offices. The data presented here are from a subsample of 70 q...
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Influences of motivational contexts on prescription Drug Misuse and related Drug problems
Journal of substance abuse treatment, 2014Co-Authors: Brian C. Kelly, Brooke E. Wells, H. Jonathon Rendina, Mike Vuolo, Jeffrey T. ParsonsAbstract:Abstract Prescription Drug Misuse has emerged as a significant problem among young adults. While the effects of motivational contexts have been demonstrated for illicit Drugs, the role of motivational contexts in prescription Drug Misuse remains understudied. Using data from 400 young adults recruited via time–space sampling, we examined the role of motivational contexts in the frequency of Misuse of three prescription Drug types as well as Drug-related problems and symptoms of dependency. Both negative and positive motivations to use Drugs are associated with increases in prescription Drug Misuse frequency. Only negative motivations are associated directly with Drug problems and Drug dependence, as well as indirectly via prescription pain killer Misuse. Addressing positive and negative motivational contexts of prescription Drug Misuse may not only provide a means to reduce Misuse and implement harm reduction measures, but may also inform the content of treatment plans for young adults with prescription Drug Misuse problems.
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Combinations of prescription Drug Misuse and illicit Drugs among young adults
Addictive behaviors, 2013Co-Authors: Brian C. Kelly, Brooke E. Wells, Amy Leclair, Mark Pawson, Jeffrey T. ParsonsAbstract:Background Prescription Drug Misuse remains a critical Drug trend. Data indicate that young adults in nightlife scenes Misuse prescription Drugs at high rates. As such, continued surveillance of the patterns of prescription Drug Misuse among young adults is necessary, particularly assessments that spotlight specific areas of risk, such as polyDrug use.
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prevalence and correlates of prescription Drug Misuse among socially active young adults
International Journal of Drug Policy, 2013Co-Authors: Brian C. Kelly, Brooke E. Wells, Amy Leclair, Daniel Tracy, Jeffrey T. Parsons, Sarit A. GolubAbstract:Background Prescription Drug Misuse represents an emerging global Drug trend. Data indicate that young adults are misusing prescription Drugs at high rates. As such, continued surveillance of the patterns of prescription Drug Misuse among young adults is critical, particularly for those engaged in social scenes known to accommodate Drug use.
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Prescription Drug Misuse among young adults: looking across youth cultures.
Drug and Alcohol Review, 2012Co-Authors: Brian C. Kelly, Brooke E. Wells, Amy Leclair, Daniel Tracy, Jeffrey T. Parsons, Sarit A. GolubAbstract:Introduction and Aims Youth cultures play a key role in the social organisation of Drug trends among young people; the current prescription Drug Misuse trend is no different. The authors evaluated whether patterns of prescription Drug Misuse differed across several youth cultures. Design and Methods Using field survey methods and time–space sampling during 2011, the authors assessed the patterns and prevalence of prescription Drug Misuse among young adults who are socially active in various urban youth cultures (n = 1781). Results The prevalence of lifetime prescription Drug Misuse is highest within indie rock scenes (52.5%), electronic dance music scenes (52.1%), lesbian parties (53.8%) and alt scenes (50.9%). Prescription Drug Misuse was lowest among young adults in hip-hop scenes (25.0%). These findings were upheld in logistic regression analyses that accounted for demographic differences across youth cultures: indie rock scenes (adjusted odds ratio = 2.11), electronic dance music scenes (adjusted odds ratio = 2.20), lesbian parties (adjusted odds ratio = 2.30) and alt scenes (adjusted odds ratio = 2.65) all reported statistically significant (P
Brian C. Kelly - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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motivations for prescription Drug Misuse among young adults considering social and developmental contexts
Drugs-education Prevention and Policy, 2015Co-Authors: Amy Leclair, Brian C. Kelly, Brooke E. Wells, Mark Pawson, Jeffrey T. ParsonsAbstract:AbstractAims: This study aimed to explore motivations for prescription Drug (i.e. prescription pain killers, stimulants and sedatives) Misuse among young adults active in urban nightlife scenes in New York City. Prior research has established “recreation” and “self-medication” as the primary motivations among this age group, but, as prescription Drug Misuse continues to be a major public health concern in the US and rates of Misuse are highest among young adults, a more nuanced analysis is necessary for developing meaningful interventions. As part of a larger study on prescription Drug Misuse among young adults active in urban nightlife scenes, we examined participants’ motivations for Misuse. Prescription painkillers, stimulants and sedatives were the primary substances of interest. Methods: Participants were recruited from nightlife venues in New York using time-space sampling. Subjects completed a mixed-methods assessment at project research offices. The data presented here are from a subsample of 70 q...
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Influences of motivational contexts on prescription Drug Misuse and related Drug problems
Journal of substance abuse treatment, 2014Co-Authors: Brian C. Kelly, Brooke E. Wells, H. Jonathon Rendina, Mike Vuolo, Jeffrey T. ParsonsAbstract:Abstract Prescription Drug Misuse has emerged as a significant problem among young adults. While the effects of motivational contexts have been demonstrated for illicit Drugs, the role of motivational contexts in prescription Drug Misuse remains understudied. Using data from 400 young adults recruited via time–space sampling, we examined the role of motivational contexts in the frequency of Misuse of three prescription Drug types as well as Drug-related problems and symptoms of dependency. Both negative and positive motivations to use Drugs are associated with increases in prescription Drug Misuse frequency. Only negative motivations are associated directly with Drug problems and Drug dependence, as well as indirectly via prescription pain killer Misuse. Addressing positive and negative motivational contexts of prescription Drug Misuse may not only provide a means to reduce Misuse and implement harm reduction measures, but may also inform the content of treatment plans for young adults with prescription Drug Misuse problems.
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Combinations of prescription Drug Misuse and illicit Drugs among young adults
Addictive behaviors, 2013Co-Authors: Brian C. Kelly, Brooke E. Wells, Amy Leclair, Mark Pawson, Jeffrey T. ParsonsAbstract:Background Prescription Drug Misuse remains a critical Drug trend. Data indicate that young adults in nightlife scenes Misuse prescription Drugs at high rates. As such, continued surveillance of the patterns of prescription Drug Misuse among young adults is necessary, particularly assessments that spotlight specific areas of risk, such as polyDrug use.
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prevalence and correlates of prescription Drug Misuse among socially active young adults
International Journal of Drug Policy, 2013Co-Authors: Brian C. Kelly, Brooke E. Wells, Amy Leclair, Daniel Tracy, Jeffrey T. Parsons, Sarit A. GolubAbstract:Background Prescription Drug Misuse represents an emerging global Drug trend. Data indicate that young adults are misusing prescription Drugs at high rates. As such, continued surveillance of the patterns of prescription Drug Misuse among young adults is critical, particularly for those engaged in social scenes known to accommodate Drug use.
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Prescription Drug Misuse among young adults: looking across youth cultures.
Drug and Alcohol Review, 2012Co-Authors: Brian C. Kelly, Brooke E. Wells, Amy Leclair, Daniel Tracy, Jeffrey T. Parsons, Sarit A. GolubAbstract:Introduction and Aims Youth cultures play a key role in the social organisation of Drug trends among young people; the current prescription Drug Misuse trend is no different. The authors evaluated whether patterns of prescription Drug Misuse differed across several youth cultures. Design and Methods Using field survey methods and time–space sampling during 2011, the authors assessed the patterns and prevalence of prescription Drug Misuse among young adults who are socially active in various urban youth cultures (n = 1781). Results The prevalence of lifetime prescription Drug Misuse is highest within indie rock scenes (52.5%), electronic dance music scenes (52.1%), lesbian parties (53.8%) and alt scenes (50.9%). Prescription Drug Misuse was lowest among young adults in hip-hop scenes (25.0%). These findings were upheld in logistic regression analyses that accounted for demographic differences across youth cultures: indie rock scenes (adjusted odds ratio = 2.11), electronic dance music scenes (adjusted odds ratio = 2.20), lesbian parties (adjusted odds ratio = 2.30) and alt scenes (adjusted odds ratio = 2.65) all reported statistically significant (P
Jason A. Ford - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Opioid-involved prescription Drug Misuse and poly-prescription Drug Misuse in U.S. older adults.
Aging & mental health, 2020Co-Authors: Ty S. Schepis, Jason A. Ford, Linda Wastila, Sean Esteban MccabeAbstract:Although older adult prescription Drug Misuse (PDM) is associated with concerning consequences, stimulant PDM and poly- PDM involving multiple medication classes each remain understudied. Our objec...
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prescription Drug Misuse other substance use and sexual identity the significance of educational status and psychological distress in us young adults
Substance Abuse, 2020Co-Authors: Dalton L Klare, Jason A. Ford, Sean Esteban Mccabe, Ty S. SchepisAbstract:The aim was to examine the effects of sexual identity, educational status, and their interaction on the past-year prevalence of controlled prescription use and prescription Drug Misuse (PDM) in U.S...
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educational attainment and prescription Drug Misuse the importance of push and pull factors for dropping out
Journal of Criminal Justice, 2020Co-Authors: Jason A. Ford, Sean Esteban Mccabe, Corey Pomykacz, Kasim Ortiz, Ty S. SchepisAbstract:Abstract Purpose Young adults who do not complete high school are at increased risk for substance use and offending behavior. A limitation of this research is that dropouts are often treated as a homogeneous group, which ignores the various push (e.g., academic failure or disciplinary problems) and pull (e.g., family responsibility or economic need) factors for leaving school. Methods The current study relies on multiple years of data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2009–2014) and examines several dependent variables, including prevalence of prescription Drug Misuse, frequent prescription Drug Misuse, and prescription Drug-related substance use disorder symptoms. We assess the importance of push and pull factors for dropping out, and compare dropouts to respondents who completed school. Results Multivariable logistic regression analyses produce two important findings. First, push factors increase the risk of various types of prescription Drug Misuse compared to pull factors. Additionally, respondents who attend college are at a decreased risk for various types of prescription opioid and sedative/tranquilizer Misuse and disorder. Discussion The current research identifies important differences in prescription Drug Misuse and disorders among dropouts based on the reason they left school. Additionally, college attendance appears to be a strong protective factor.
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Disability status and prescription Drug Misuse among U.S. adults.
Addictive behaviors, 2018Co-Authors: Jason A. Ford, Melanie Sberna Hinojosa, Harvey L. NicholsonAbstract:Abstract Background The U.S. is in the midst of a public health crisis related to Drug overdose deaths. Largely responsible for the dramatic increase in overdose deaths is the Misuse of prescription Drugs such as opioids and benzodiazepines. While much research attention has focused on correlates of prescription Drug Misuse in recent years, notable gaps in the literature remain. The current research addresses one of these gaps by examining the relationship between disability status and prescription Drug Misuse. Method We examine data from the 2015 National Survey on Drug use and Health, a leading source of epidemiological data on Drug use in the United States that added questions related to disability status to the 2015 survey. The current research assessed the relationship between disability status (i.e. activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living) and prescription Drug Misuse (i.e. opioids and benzodiazepines) among adults. Results Findings from multinomial logistic regression analysis showed that a disability related to activities of daily living was correlated with opioid Misuse, while a disability associated with instrumental activities of daily living was associated with benzodiazepine Misuse and Misuse of both. In addition, health related measures had a greater impact on the relationship between disability status and prescription Drug Misuse than did the social engagement/isolation measures. Conclusion Findings indicated that disability status is a significant correlate of prescription Drug Misuse. However, this relationship was largely mediated by measures associated with poor health and social engagement/isolation.
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Prescription Drug Misuse and Arrest History
Substance use & misuse, 2017Co-Authors: Jason A. Ford, Lauren WrightAbstract:Background: Prescription Drug Misuse is widely acknowledged as a major public health issue in the United States. Surprisingly little research examines the association between prescription Drug misu...
Clifford L. Broman - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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racial ethnic differences in correlates of prescription Drug Misuse among young adults
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2009Co-Authors: Zaje A. T. Harrell, Clifford L. BromanAbstract:This study examined psychosocial correlates of prescription Drug Misuse over time among young adults. Data from a nationally representative U.S. sample consisting of 4882 cases were analyzed. Multivariate logistic regression analyses revealed that being younger, having less education, as well as alcohol use; marijuana use, inhalant use, and delinquent behavior during adolescence were associated with prescription Drug Misuse. In Whites, prescription Drug Misuse was related to age, alcohol use, marijuana use and delinquent behavior. Among Hispanic young adults inhalant use, delinquent behavior and maternal warmth were associated with greater prescription Drug use, while marijuana use was predictive of lower prescription Drug Misuse. Religious attendance was associated with lower prescription Drug Misuse among Black young adults. These findings suggest that there are unique racial/ethnic profiles for substance use risk behaviors in adolescence. Further investigations should examine culturally specific dimensions culturally specific dimensions that may account for racial/ethnic differences in prescription Drug Misuse.
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Racial/ethnic differences in correlates of prescription Drug Misuse among young adults.
Drug and alcohol dependence, 2009Co-Authors: Zaje A. T. Harrell, Clifford L. BromanAbstract:This study examined psychosocial correlates of prescription Drug Misuse over time among young adults. Data from a nationally representative U.S. sample consisting of 4882 cases were analyzed. Multivariate logistic regression analyses revealed that being younger, having less education, as well as alcohol use; marijuana use, inhalant use, and delinquent behavior during adolescence were associated with prescription Drug Misuse. In Whites, prescription Drug Misuse was related to age, alcohol use, marijuana use and delinquent behavior. Among Hispanic young adults inhalant use, delinquent behavior and maternal warmth were associated with greater prescription Drug use, while marijuana use was predictive of lower prescription Drug Misuse. Religious attendance was associated with lower prescription Drug Misuse among Black young adults. These findings suggest that there are unique racial/ethnic profiles for substance use risk behaviors in adolescence. Further investigations should examine culturally specific dimensions culturally specific dimensions that may account for racial/ethnic differences in prescription Drug Misuse.
Sarit A. Golub - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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prevalence and correlates of prescription Drug Misuse among socially active young adults
International Journal of Drug Policy, 2013Co-Authors: Brian C. Kelly, Brooke E. Wells, Amy Leclair, Daniel Tracy, Jeffrey T. Parsons, Sarit A. GolubAbstract:Background Prescription Drug Misuse represents an emerging global Drug trend. Data indicate that young adults are misusing prescription Drugs at high rates. As such, continued surveillance of the patterns of prescription Drug Misuse among young adults is critical, particularly for those engaged in social scenes known to accommodate Drug use.
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Prescription Drug Misuse among young adults: looking across youth cultures.
Drug and Alcohol Review, 2012Co-Authors: Brian C. Kelly, Brooke E. Wells, Amy Leclair, Daniel Tracy, Jeffrey T. Parsons, Sarit A. GolubAbstract:Introduction and Aims Youth cultures play a key role in the social organisation of Drug trends among young people; the current prescription Drug Misuse trend is no different. The authors evaluated whether patterns of prescription Drug Misuse differed across several youth cultures. Design and Methods Using field survey methods and time–space sampling during 2011, the authors assessed the patterns and prevalence of prescription Drug Misuse among young adults who are socially active in various urban youth cultures (n = 1781). Results The prevalence of lifetime prescription Drug Misuse is highest within indie rock scenes (52.5%), electronic dance music scenes (52.1%), lesbian parties (53.8%) and alt scenes (50.9%). Prescription Drug Misuse was lowest among young adults in hip-hop scenes (25.0%). These findings were upheld in logistic regression analyses that accounted for demographic differences across youth cultures: indie rock scenes (adjusted odds ratio = 2.11), electronic dance music scenes (adjusted odds ratio = 2.20), lesbian parties (adjusted odds ratio = 2.30) and alt scenes (adjusted odds ratio = 2.65) all reported statistically significant (P
