Nicotine use among reservation-area American Indian adolescents compared with a national sample.

Autor: Crabtree MA; Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research, Department of Psychology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1879, USA. Electronic address: Meghan.Crabtree@colostate.edu., Stanley LR; Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research, Department of Psychology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1879, USA., Miech RA; Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, 412 Maynard St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1399, USA., Swaim RC; Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research, Department of Psychology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1879, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Drug and alcohol dependence [Drug Alcohol Depend] 2024 Apr 01; Vol. 257, pp. 111124. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 15.
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111124
Abstrakt: Background: Past research has found significant nicotine use disparities for reservation-area American Indian adolescents when compared to national levels. However, adolescent nicotine use has changed markedly, with reduced smoking and rapid increases in nicotine vaping. This study presents 2021-2022 prevalence estimates of tobacco product use, perceived harm and availability for reservation-area American Indian youth, with comparisons to the Monitoring the Future (MTF) national study.
Methods: Participants were 8th, 10th and 12th grade students. American Indian data were 33 reservation-area schools in 2021-2022 (n=2420); MTF data were 308 schools in Spring 2022 (n=31,438). Measures were lifetime, 30-day cigarette smoking, smokeless tobacco use, and nicotine vaping; past-year nicotine vaping; daily smoking; perceived harmfulness and availability of these tobacco products. Prevalence and 95% confidence intervals were computed by grade.
Results: Estimated prevalence of lifetime, monthly and daily cigarette smoking among American Indian 8th and 10th graders was higher than national levels. Nicotine vaping prevalence was similar between samples. American Indian students were less likely to report tobacco product use poses great risk, but also less likely to report tobacco products are easily available.
Conclusions: Although estimated smoking prevalence among American Indian 8th and 10th graders was higher than national levels, prevalence appears lower than reported in earlier studies, suggesting declining disparities. Prevalence of nicotine vaping among reservation-area American Indian adolescents generally mirrors the national population; however, a lower percentage reported regular nicotine vaping poses a serious risk. This discrepancy suggests a need for prevention and intervention efforts culturally tailored for this population.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest No conflicts were declared.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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