Socioenvironmental Risk Factors for Adolescent Marijuana Use in a United States-Mexico Border Community
| Autor: | Elizabeth Salerno Valdez, Sally J. Stevens, David O. Garcia, Scott C. Carvajal, Josephine D. Korchmaros, Luis A. Valdez, Samantha Sabo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Health (social science)
Adolescent Substance-Related Disorders media_common.quotation_subject Immigration Poison control Suicide prevention Article Occupational safety and health 03 medical and health sciences Underserved Population 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Environmental health Injury prevention Humans Normalization (sociology) 030212 general & internal medicine Mexico media_common Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Human factors and ergonomics United States Cross-Sectional Studies Geography Marijuana Use 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Am J Health Promot |
| ISSN: | 2168-6602 0890-1171 |
| Popis: | Purpose: We examined how socioenvironmental risk factors unique to the United States-Mexico border, defined as border community and immigration stress, normalization of drug trafficking, and perceived disordered neighborhood stress, contribute to tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use among adolescents residing there. Design: Cross-sectional design. Setting: The study was conducted at a high school on the United States-Mexico border. Subjects: A sample of 445 primarily Hispanic students (ages 14-18). Measure: Perceived Disordered Neighborhood Stress Scale, Border Community and Immigration Stress Scale, and Normalization of Drug Trafficking Scale. Analysis: Logistic regression assessed the association between the socioenvironmental risk factors and past 30-day tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use. Results: Participants with higher border community and immigration stress scores were significantly more likely to have used tobacco (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.41, P < .01) and alcohol (aOR = 1.31, P < .01) in the past 30 days. Perceived disordered neighborhood stress also was associated with past 30-day alcohol use (aOR = 1.46, P < .00). The normalization of drug trafficking was associated with past 30-day marijuana use (aOR = 1.45, P < .05). Conclusions: Public health practitioners, educational institutions, and policy makers should consider the economic and normative environment of the United States-Mexico border for future substance use prevention and risk reduction efforts targeting border adolescents. |
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