Social networks and substance use among at-risk emerging adults living in disadvantaged urban areas in the southern United States: a cross-sectional naturalistic study

Tucker, Jalie A.; Cheong, JeeWon; Chandler, Susan D.; Crawford, Scott M.; Simpson, Cathy A.

doi:10.1111/add.13010

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“…Additionally, drinking and drug use typically occur in a social context among young adults and can effectively facilitate social and sexual relationships during a period when establishing these relationships is developmentally critical (Kirchner et al, 2006; Meisel, Clifton, Mackillop & Goodies, 2015). Indeed, most young adults report that the positive (largely social) effects of heavy drinking outweigh the negative effects (Park, 2004), perhaps in part because heavy substance use is generally not stigmatized within this population (Tucker et al, 2015), and because young adults typically have less structured time and fewer responsibilities (e.g., children, demanding career), allowing them to use alcohol and drugs with lower opportunity cost (Bachman, Wadsworth, O’Malley, Johnston, & Schulenberg, 2013; Wechsler & Nelson, 2008). Thus, although many young adults are at risk for immediate and delayed consequences related to substance use, they tend to devalue these risks (Field et al, 2007), relative to the highly salient rewards associated with drug use, and consequently express little motivation to participate in treatment or to change their substance use (Buscemi et al, 2010).…”

Section: Young Adult Substance Usementioning

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The behavioral economics of young adult substance abuse

Murphy

Dennhardt

2016

Preventive Medicine

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Alcohol and drug use peaks during young adulthood and can interfere with critical developmental tasks and set the stage for chronic substance misuse and associated social, educational, and health-related outcomes. There is a need for novel, theory-based approaches to guide substance abuse prevention efforts during this critical developmental period. This paper discusses the particular relevance of behavioral economic theory to young adult alcohol and drug misuse, and reviews available literature on prevention and intervention strategies that are consistent with behavioral economic theory. Behavioral economic theory predicts that decisions to use drugs and alcohol are related to the relative availability and price of both alcohol and substance-free alternative activities, and the extent to which reinforcement from delayed substance-free outcomes is devalued relative to the immediate reinforcement associated with drugs. Behavioral economic measures of motivation for substance use are based on relative levels of behavioral and economic resource allocation towards drug versus alternatives, and have been shown to predict change in substance use over time. Policy and individual level prevention approaches that are consistent with behavioral economic theory are discussed, including brief interventions that increase future orientation and engagement in rewarding alternatives to substance use. Prevention approaches that increase engagement in constructive future-oriented activities among young adults (e.g., educational/vocational success) have the potential to reduce future health disparities associated with both substance abuse and poor educational/vocational outcomes.

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Section: Young Adult Substance Usementioning

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The behavioral economics of young adult substance abuse

Murphy

Dennhardt

2016

Preventive Medicine

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“…This article focuses on substance-related risk and use of different health information sources. Other measures and results are reported elsewhere Davies, Cheong, Lewis, Simpson, Chandler, & Tucker, 2014;Tucker, Cheong, Chandler, Crawford, & Simpson, 2015;Tucker et al, 2016). For use in the RDS weighting procedures, participants were asked for the number of people other than family or relatives that they "usually hang around with.…”

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Selecting Communication Channels for Substance Misuse Prevention With At-Risk African-American Emerging Adults Living in the Southern United States

Tucker

Cheong

Chandler

2016

Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse

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Natural health information sources used by African-American emerging adults were investigated to identify sources associated with high and low substance-related risk. Participants (110 males, 234 females; M age D 18.9 years) were recruited using respondent-driven sampling, and structured interviews assessed substance use, sources of health information, and preferences for help. Friends and social network sites were associated with higher risk, whereas teachers/schools were associated with lower risk (ps < .025). Despite risks associated with friends, more participants preferred receiving help from friends than the other sources. The findings inform targeted prevention messages that are sensitive to contextual and audience characteristics.

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“…Another important factor contributing to drug use behavior is social influence (12). Family and peer relationships are important for adolescent drug use because both are principal groups, where attitudes and behaviors are learned.…”

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Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of Social Cognitive Scales Related to Substance Use Behavior in Iranian Adolescents

Dastgerdi

Ghofranipour

Mostafavi

2018

Int J High Risk Behav Addict

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Background: The translation and back-translation, and cultural adaptation with face and content validity, were done in the first step. Factorial and construct validity were assessed in a cross-sectional survey, in 3 steps, including: item analysis, explanatory analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis on 720 adolescents, aged 14 to 18 years old, in Isfahan. Reliability was also assessed with Cronbach's alpha.

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Social networks and substance use among at-risk emerging adults living in disadvantaged urban areas in the southern United States: a cross-sectional naturalistic study

Abstract: Social networks appear to be important in both promoting and preventing substance use in disadvantaged young adults in the United States.

Cited by 41 publications

References 41 publications

The behavioral economics of young adult substance abuse

The behavioral economics of young adult substance abuse

Selecting Communication Channels for Substance Misuse Prevention With At-Risk African-American Emerging Adults Living in the Southern United States

Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of Social Cognitive Scales Related to Substance Use Behavior in Iranian Adolescents

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