Handgun carrying among White youth increasing in the United States: New evidence from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health 2002–2013

Vaughn, Michael G.; Nelson, Erik J.; Salas-Wright, Christopher P.; DeLisi, Matt; Qian, Zhengmin

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.03.024

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“…For tests of trend, survey year was included—along with gender, race/ethnicity, family income, education, marital status, insurance status—as a continuous independent variable in logistic regression models predicting marijuana use. This approach follows the trend analysis method outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016) and is consistent with highly-cited (Flegal et al, 2012) and recent NSDUH-based trend studies (Salas-Wright et al, 2015; Vaughn et al, 2016a; Vaughn et al, 2016b). Lastly, we used logistic regression analyses to examine the associations between marijuana use and comorbid substance use and risk behavior and behavioral health conditions while controlling for sociodemographic characteristics.…”

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Trends and correlates of marijuana use among late middle-aged and older adults in the United States, 2002–2014

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Vaughn

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Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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Background Recent trend studies suggest that marijuana use is on the rise among the general population of adults ages 18 and older in the United States. However, little is known about the trends in marijuana use and marijuana-specific risk/protective factors among American adults during the latter part of adulthood. Method Findings are based on repeated, cross-sectional data collected from late middle-aged (ages 50–64) and older adults (ages 65 and older) surveyed as part of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health between 2002 and 2014. Results The prevalence of past-year marijuana use among late middle-aged adults increased significantly from a low of 2.95% in 2003 to a high of 9.08% in 2014. Similarly, the prevalence of marijuana use increased significantly among older adults from a low of 0.15% in 2003 to a high of 2.04% in 2014. Notably, the upward trends in marijuana use remained significant even when accounting for sociodemographic, substance use, behavioral, and health-related factors. We also found that decreases in marijuana-specific protective factors were associated with the observed trend changes in marijuana use among late middle-aged and older adults, and observed a weakening of the association between late-middle aged marijuana use and risk propensity, other illicit drug use, and criminal justice system involvement over the course of the study. Conclusions Findings from the present study provide robust evidence indicating that marijuana use among older Americans has increased markedly in recent years, with the most evident changes observed between 2008 and 2014.

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Trends and correlates of marijuana use among late middle-aged and older adults in the United States, 2002–2014

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Vaughn

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“…The fact that our study found the rate of university students carrying knives, penknives, guns and similar sharp and piercing weapons (13.7%) to be higher than in other studies in the university population of Turkey (7.9%-11.1%), shows that such behavior is on the rise among students (54,55). Our finding that the rate of injuries sustained as a result of carrying a piercing or sharp weapon and involvement in a fight is higher among men in comparison to women (40,54,56,57) may be explained by social gender roles imposed on men, expecting them to be brave, strong, and to become warriors.…”

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“…Our study demonstrates that there is a higher risk of substance use among those who engage in physical fights and carry piercing or sharp weapons. In studies completed in the United States, results were found to demonstrate a strong relationship between carrying a gun on campus and substance use, as well as substance sales and substance-related crimes (40,57). An early start of violence and crime may indicate a risk of substance use in later years.…”

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“…According to research that supports this relationship, there is a link between illegal substance use and health-related risky behaviors, risky sexual behaviors (32)(33)(34), risky driving (35), risky financial behaviors and gambling (36)(37)(38), engaging in fights and sustaining injuries, and carrying sharp and piercing weapons (39)(40)(41).…”

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Prevalence of risky behaviors and relationship of risky behaviors with substance use among university students

Atlam¹,

Aldemir²,

Altıntoprak³

2017

Dusunen Adam

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Prevalence of risky behaviors and relationship of risky behaviors with substance use among university studentsObjective: This study aims to evaluate the prevalence of risky behaviors, frequently encountered in young adulthood, and the relationship between such behaviors and substance use in the university population. Method: This cross sectional, web-based, self-report study was carried out in a state university with 53,003 students. The power analysis was conducted according to the lowest prevalence (0.01%-0.6%) of substance use in universities in Turkey. A sample of 3,184 people was found to be sufficient for the research. The data of 2,973 individuals who completed the Addiction Profile Index was evaluated. Frequency tests, Pearson chi-square and logistic regression were used in the statistical analysis. Results: As participants 1,629 (54.8%) females and 1,344 (45.2%) males were included in the study. Suicidal plans or attempts and self-harming behaviors were significantly more prevalent among female students; carrying a weapon (penknife/knife/gun), engaging in physical fights, sustaining injuries in physical fights, early sexual relation experiences, condom usage, cigarette, alcohol, energy drink and substance consumption were significantly more prevalent among male students (p<0.001). Frequent suicidal plans or attempts (11.3 times) and early sexual experiences, before the age of 15 (16.6 times) were found to be riskier behaviors with regard to substance use; as the consumption of cigarettes, alcohol and energy drink increased, so did the risk of substance use. Conclusion: Gender is a distinctive characteristic with regard to risky behaviors among young people. The relationship between risky behaviors and substance use suggests that one risky behavior may lead to another. As such, it is necessary to evaluate the substance use among young people with risky behaviors and to examine other risky behaviors which accompany the substance use problems. Keywords: Risk-taking, substance abuse, university students ÖZET Üniversite öğrencilerinde riskli davranışların yaygınlığı ve riskli davranışların madde kullanımı ile ilişkisiAmaç: Genç yetişkinlik döneminde sıklıkla karşılaşılan riskli davranışların üniversite popülasyonundaki yaygınlığı ve madde kullanımı ile ilişkisinin değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Kesitsel, web-tabanlı, öz bildirime dayalı çalışma, 53,003 öğrencisi olan bir devlet üniversitesinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Örneklem sayısı için, Türkiye'deki üniversitelerde madde kullanımının en düşük prevelansına (%0.01-%0.6) göre güç analizi kullanılmıştır. Araştırma için 3,184 kişilik örneklem sayısı yeterli bulunmuştur. Bağımlılık Profil İndeksi Anketini tamamlayan 2,973 kişinin verileri değerlendirilmiştir. İstatistiksel analizlerde frekans testleri, Pearson ki-kare ve lojistik regresyon kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Araştırmaya 1,629 (%54.8) kadın ve 1,344 (%45.2) erkek katıldı. Kadınlarda intihar planı ya da girişimi ve kendine zarar verme davranışı (KZVD); erkeklerde çakı, bıçak, tabanca gibi si...

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“…Research on youth access to firearms is limited, and most research examines only household gun ownership, rather than carrying of guns by youth. The percentage of youth carrying handguns has been increasing in certain populations, 1,2 and so has the rate of youth suicide death. [3][4][5] The majority of youth suicide deaths in Kentucky, a state with high gun ownership, are due to a firearm.…”

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Handgun carrying patterns and suicide risk among youth.

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Above all, I want to thank my loving and supportive partner, Ross, who has steadily supported me on my educational journey and been by my side through all the frustrations and anxieties. Your love and support made this process easier and more enjoyable. I am so grateful for your continual encouragement for me to dream big for myself and my research. I want to thank my parents, who instilled in me the value of education and learning from the first days of my life. You inspire me to leave the world a better place than I found it. I can't imagine my life without your unending support and love. To Catherine, Trevor, Daniel, Jane, Sarah, Gary, Gloria, and Kim, I feel beyond blessed to have had you in my life to make me laugh, brainstorm with, and encourage me throughout graduate school. You lightened the load, reminded me of the importance of my work, and inspired me through the work each of you do. Most people are not lucky enough to get along with most of their coworkers, but I am blessed to consider mine family. Every day, I count my blessings at REACH. I can't v imagine a more supportive environment or more enjoyable colleagues. Your encouragement, flexibility, and cheerleading along the way have made this possible. Finally, to my committee members, thank you for your conscientious feedback that helped me grow and strengthen my research and for your support and encouragement. I am grateful for your support, your shared knowledge, and your commitment to my education.

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Handgun carrying among White youth increasing in the United States: New evidence from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health 2002–2013

Cited by 51 publications

References 39 publications

Trends and correlates of marijuana use among late middle-aged and older adults in the United States, 2002–2014

Trends and correlates of marijuana use among late middle-aged and older adults in the United States, 2002–2014

Prevalence of risky behaviors and relationship of risky behaviors with substance use among university students

Handgun carrying patterns and suicide risk among youth.

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