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Patterns of adolescent tobacco and alcohol use as predictors of illicit and prescription drug abuse in minority young adults.
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Griffin, Kenneth W. Lowe, Sarah R. Botvin, Caroline Acevedo, Bianca P. |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Description | The present longitudinal study examined the relationship between patterns of cigarette smoking and alcohol use during adolescence and illicit drug abuse (DA) and prescription drug abuse (PDA) in early adulthood. The sample consisted of 984 predominantly minority young adults (57% women) who completed (a) six annual surveys as adolescents attending New York City public schools (grades 7 through 12) and (b) a follow-up telephone interview as young adults (mean age = 23). Findings from a series of latent growth models indicated that growth in cigarette smoking and alcohol use during adolescence each independently predicted DA in adulthood. Baseline levels of alcohol use in 7th grade also predicted DA in adulthood. Growth in alcohol consumption during adolescence predicted PDA in young adulthood. Results indicate that an escalation during adolescence in the use of substances that are legal for adults (cigarettes and alcohol) contributes to greater DA and PDA in young adulthood. One implication of these findings is that interventions that can prevent cigarette smoking and alcohol use during adolescence may also reduce DA and PDA in young adults. |
| Related Links | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6559855/pdf |
| Ending Page | 242 |
| Page Count | 15 |
| Starting Page | 228 |
| ISSN | 10852352 |
| e-ISSN | 15407330 |
| DOI | 10.1080/10852352.2019.1603672 |
| Journal | Journal of prevention & intervention in the community |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Volume Number | 47 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2019-04-25 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Substance Abuse Alcohol Prescription Drug Abuse Tobacco Young Adults |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Medicine Social Psychology |