Drug use pathways among high school students of Mexico

Villatoro, Joel; Medina-Mora, Ma. Elena; Juárez, Francisco; Rojas, Estela; Carreño, Silvia; Berenzon, Shoshana

doi:10.1046/j.1360-0443.1998.9310157715.x

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“…Alcohol is the substance used most commonly by Mexican youth, the majority of whom report having used alcohol by age 18 (Herrera-Vazquez et al 2004;Felix-Ortiz et al 2001;Latimer et al 2004;Villatoro et al 1998). The prevalence and amount of alcohol use has been increasing among Mexican adolescents , and their rates of alcohol consumption exceed those of U.S. adolescents (Felix-Ortiz et al 2001).…”

Section: Substance Use Among Mexican Youth and Its Correlatesmentioning

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“…Large majorities of both Mexican men and women endorse norms that allow men, but not women, to drink alcohol to intoxication (Caetano and Medina-Mora 1988;Medina-Mora and Rojas Guiot 2003;Villatoro et al 1998). Another factor contributing to the gender gap is differential exposure to drug use opportunities: adolescent males in Mexico are more than twice as likely to receive drug offers as adolescent females are (Medina-Mora and Rojas Guiot 2003).…”

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“…Perceptions of the risks, likely outcomes, availability, and prevalence of substance use are important proximal influences on Mexican youth (Felix-Ortiz et al 2001;Villatoro et al 1998). One third of Mexican adolescents report they have easy access to illicit drugs, and such access is positively correlated with substance use among both male and female adolescents (Felix-Ortiz et al 2001).…”

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“…(Medina-Mora Cravioto 2003;Villatoro et al 2004). Of growing concern are increases in illicit drug use among Mexican youth, who until recently have consistently reported lower rates of consumption of illicit drugs than U.S. youth, and a decrease in the typical age of initiation of substance use from 15 to 8 years of age (FelixOrtiz et al 2001; Tapia-Conyer et al 2001;Villareal et al 2004;Villatoro et al 1998). …”

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Drug Resistance Strategies and Substance Use among Adolescents in Monterrey, Mexico

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This study examined drug resistance strategies and substance use among adolescents from Monterrey, Mexico. The focus was strategies that U.S. adolescents use most often to resist using substances, including refuse (saying no), explain (declining with an explanation), avoid (staying away from situations where drugs are offered), and leave (exiting situations where drugs are offered). Using self-administered questionnaire data from a convenience sample of 327 Mexican students enrolled at two secondary schools (preparatorias), we tested whether frequent use of particular drug resistance strategies predicted actual substance use. Multiple regression results showed that different strategies were effective for different substances, that some effects were mediated by number of offers received, and that certain effects were stronger for females than for males. Students using the refuse strategy reported less cigarette use and less binge drinking; those using the avoid strategy reported less alcohol and cigarette use; and those using the leave strategy reported less binge drinking and, for females only, less marijuana use. Use of the explain strategy was not significantly related to substance use after controlling for use of other strategies. Findings are discussed in terms of Mexican cultural values and their implications for the design of prevention programs for Mexican youth. KeywordsAdolescents; Substance use; Substance use offers; Mexican youth; Drug resistance Research on substance use among Mexican youth provides growing evidence that prevalence rates, the types of substances used, social risk factors for use, and the health and social problems associated with use are assuming patterns similar to those reported by youth Correspondence to: Stephen Kulis, Kulis@asu.edu. (Medina-Mora Cravioto 2003;Villatoro et al. 2004). Of growing concern are increases in illicit drug use among Mexican youth, who until recently have consistently reported lower rates of consumption of illicit drugs than U.S. youth, and a decrease in the typical age of initiation of substance use from 15 to 8 years of age (FelixOrtiz et al. 2001; Tapia-Conyer et al. 2001;Villareal et al. 2004;Villatoro et al. 1998). NIH Public AccessDespite the upward trend in drug use among Mexican youth and expanding research on its etiology, there are large gaps in the knowledge needed to inform the design of effective prevention efforts in Mexico. One relatively neglected research area is the strategies that Mexican adolescents actually use when confronted with substance use opportunities and the relative effectiveness of these strategies for resisting use of different substances. This study investigated whether the strategies used most commonly by U.S. adolescents to resist offers of alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana are used with apparent success by Mexican youth, and whether use of particular strategies depends on the gender of the youth and the frequency with which the youth encounters offers of substances. We used data from a sample of Mexican secondar...

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Section: Substance Use Among Mexican Youth and Its Correlatesmentioning

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Section: The Gender Gap In Mexican Substance Usementioning

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Section: Substance Use Among Mexican Youth and Its Correlatesmentioning

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“…11 También se han descrito factores sociales que se relacionan con la exposición a modelos de roles durante la infancia temprana, así los hijos de padres fumadores o que beben alcohol en exceso, tienen más riesgo de fumar y usar otras drogas. 10 Otros autores han sugerido que más que una exposición temprana, la exposición in utero puede predisponer a los niños a una experimentación temprana. 12 Se sabe también que la probabilidad de usar drogas está asociada con factores relacionados con la disponibilidad y con el nivel de tolerancia social hacia el consumo; 13 debido a que estos factores varían de una cultura a otra es importante conocer cómo se da esta asociación en México.…”

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Del tabaco al uso de otras drogas: ¿el uso temprano de tabaco aumenta la probabilidad de usar otras drogas?

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Salud pública Méx

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Religiosity and Adolescent Substance Use in Central Mexico: Exploring the Influence of Internal and External Religiosity on Cigarette and Alcohol Use

Marsiglia

Ayers

Hoffman

2011

American J of Comm Psychol

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This study explores the multidimensional nature of religiosity on substance use among adolescents living in central Mexico. From a social capital perspective, this article investigates how external church attendance and internal religious importance interact to create differential pathways for adolescents, and how these pathways exert both risk and protective influences on Mexican youth. The data come from 506 self-identified Roman Catholic youth (ages 14–17) living in a semi-rural area in the central state of Guanajuato, Mexico, and attending alternative secondary schools. Findings indicate that adolescents who have higher church attendance coupled with higher religious importance have lower odds of using alcohol, while cigarette use is lower among adolescents who have lower church attendance and lower religious importance. Adolescents are most at risk using alcohol and cigarettes when church attendance is higher but religious importance is lower. In conclusion, incongruence between internal religious beliefs and external church attendance places Mexican youth at greater risk of alcohol and cigarette use. This study not only contributes to understandings of the impact of religiosity on substance use in Mexico, but highlights the importance of understanding religiosity as a multidimensional phenomenon which can lead to differential substance use patterns.

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Drug use pathways among high school students of Mexico

Abstract: Male adolescents who have worked the previous year, have high exposure within the family and are affiliated with drug using peers are at increased risk of becoming drug users and subject to depression and suicidal ideation as well as drug-related social problems.

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Drug Resistance Strategies and Substance Use among Adolescents in Monterrey, Mexico

Drug Resistance Strategies and Substance Use among Adolescents in Monterrey, Mexico

Del tabaco al uso de otras drogas: ¿el uso temprano de tabaco aumenta la probabilidad de usar otras drogas?

Religiosity and Adolescent Substance Use in Central Mexico: Exploring the Influence of Internal and External Religiosity on Cigarette and Alcohol Use

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