Drug Counselor Report of Adolescents Abuse of Nicotine Replacement Therapy
| Autor: | Andrew Hyland, Joe G. Gitchell, David Bradford |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Counseling
Male Drug Nicotine Otc drugs medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Administration Topical media_common.quotation_subject Alternative medicine Medicine (miscellaneous) Health Promotion behavioral disciplines and activities Surveys and Questionnaires health services administration mental disorders Abuse liability Humans Medicine Psychiatry health care economics and organizations media_common Nicotine Replacement Products business.industry Tobacco Use Disorder General Medicine Nicotine replacement therapy Telephone Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Cross-Sectional Studies Pill behavior and behavior mechanisms Female Smoking Cessation business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Addictive Diseases. 24:105-113 |
| ISSN: | 1545-0848 1055-0887 |
| DOI: | 10.1300/j069v24n04_08 |
| Popis: | Background. Nicotine replacement products (NRT) are formulated and marketed to reduce their abuse liability among adolescents. Few studies have examined the extent of adolescent abuse. The objective of this manuscript is to describe the youth abuse rate for NRT and other over-the-counter (OTC) abusable substances. Methods. Two cross-sectional telephone surveys of Safe and Drug Free School Coordinators were conducted in 1996/7 (N = 562) and 1998/9 (N = 501). Abuse of NRT and other OTC drugs and circumstances surrounding NRT abuse was ascertained. Results. NRT abuse rates were low and did not change significantly between the two surveys (2.7% in 1996/7 to 4.6% in 1998/9). NRT abuse rates were well below those of other OTC abusable substances (e.g., diet pills and inhalants). Conclusions. Concerns over promotion of youth dependence to nicotine by offering the sale of NRT OTC to adults have not been realized and policymakers should consider reducing barriers to access these products. |
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