Where and When Adolescents Use Tobacco, Alcohol, and Marijuana: Comparisons by Age, Gender, and Race

Abstract

ABSTRACT. Objective: This study examined the location and time of adolescent use of cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana. Age, gender, and racial differences in location and time of use were studied for each substance. Method: Using cross-sectional data collected through the schoolwide Pride Survey, 20,055 students between the ages of 10 and 19 years (53.6% female, 55.1% Black, 44.9% White) in one metropolitan area reported on their frequency of cigarette, alcohol, and marijuana use, as well as the location and time of use of each substance. Chi-square tests compared the rates, locations, and times for each substance across boys and girls; Black and White students; and early, middle, and late adolescents. Results: Older adolescents reported higher rates of substance use at friends' homes, at school, and in cars and lower rates of alcohol use at home compared with younger youth. Males were more likely to report alcohol and marijuana use at school and on weeknights and alcohol use in cars, whereas females were more likely to report alcohol and marijuana use on the weekends. No gender differences emerged for times and locations of cigarette use. Compared with Black youth, White adolescents were more likely to use all substances at friends' homes and on weekends; to smoke cigarettes at school, in the car, and on weeknights; and to use alcohol at home. Black adolescents were more likely to report using alcohol at home, at school, in cars, during and after school, and on weeknights and were more likely to report using marijuana at school. Conclusions: The location and time of adolescent substance use vary substantially by age, gender, and race. These differences may help tailor substance use prevention and intervention programs to specifi c subgroups of youth to improve program effectiveness. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 74, 288-300, 2013)

Self-reported cannabis products and other illicit drugs consumption in older school-age children in Northern Lithuania: A comparison between 2006 and 2012

“…ESPAD researchers and other authors [1,2,5] appointed great importance of gender differences. ESPAD surveys from 1995 showed that all illicit drugs, and particularly cannabis, were more often used in boys than in girls.…”

“…Authors from different countries found that cannabis products abuse leads to the same adverse effects as of other illicit drugs [3][4][5][6]. The regular use of cannabis products is associated with an increase of the incidence in mental disorders for young people [7].…”

Emotional Self-Efficacy and Alcohol and Tobacco Use in Adolescents

“…Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between ESE and alcohol and tobacco use in a large cross-sectional adolescent sample from South Carolina. In accordance with prior studies that focus on both race and gender, and given differences in tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use between races/genders, as highlighted by Goncy & Mrug (2013) and in previous adolescent ESE research (Valois et al, 2008;Valois, Zullig, Kammermann, et al, 2013), four race/gender groupings were explored in this study: Black males, Black females, White males, and White females. In this study, it was hypothesized that relationships between ESE and alcohol and tobacco use would exist and vary among the selected race/gender groups.…”

“…Furthermore, numerous differences in substance use have been associated with certain demographics (such as gender and race), including time of usage and location for usage (Goncy & Mrug, 2013).…”

Abuse of psychoactive substances among adolescent

“…Crnci najčešće konzumiraju alkohol kod kuće, u školi, u autu, posle škole i noću tokom vikenda, a takođe često koriste marihuanu u školi. 22 Upoređivanjem istraživanja sprovedenih u različitim državama i društvima, otkrivaju se kulturni aspekti, identikuju se značajne sličnosti i razlike kada je u pitanju adolescentna upotreba psihoaktivnih supstanci. Ne treba zanemariti da pažljivo proučavanje studija doprinosi pronalaženju rešenja za već spomenuti problem i uočavanju promena u oblasti vezanoj za adolescnetnu upotrebu supstanci.…”