Nonmedical Prescription Stimulant Use Among Youth in the Emergency Department: Prevalence, Severity and Correlates

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• Alternative Title:
  J Subst Abuse Treat
• Personal Author:
  Whiteside, Lauren K. ; Cunningham, Rebecca M. ; Bonar, Erin E. ; Blow, Frederic ; Ehrlich, Peter ; Walton, Maureen A.
• Description:
  This study examined the prevalence, severity and correlates of nonmedical prescription stimulant use (NPSU) among youth in the emergency department (ED). Participants 14-20 years old presenting to the ED completed a survey. A multinomial logistic regression was used to compare those without NPSU, with mild NPSU and with moderate/severe NPSU on demographics, risk factors and ED utilization. There were 4389 participants; 8.3% reported past-year NPSU and 44% of those with past 3-month NPSU reported at least monthly use. After controlling for demographics, participants with mild NPSU or moderate/severe NPSU had higher odds of all substance use risk factors compared to those with no NPSU. Also, those with moderate/severe NPSU were more likely to report dating violence and nonmedical use of opioids or sedatives and less likely to use marijuana compared to those with mild NPSU. Healthcare setting screening and intervention efforts should consider NPSU concomitant with other substance use and explore the association of dating violence with NPSU.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Central Nervous System Stimulants Emergency Service, Hospital Female Humans Male Prescription Drug Misuse Prevalence Risk Severity Of Illness Index Substance-Related Disorders Violence Young Adult

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• Keywords:
  Emergency Medicine Nonmedical Prescription Stimulant Use Substance Abuse Young Adults
• Source:
  J Subst Abuse Treat. 2014; 48(1):21-27
• Pubmed ID:
  25012553
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4250391
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R49 CE002099/CE/NCIPC CDC HHSUnited States/ ; R49CE002099/ACL/ACL HHSUnited States/ ; 1R49CE002099/CE/NCIPC CDC HHSUnited States/ ; R01 AA018122/AA/NIAAA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01AA018122/AA/NIAAA NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  48
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c8de96def2a62d7228af53c9abd873c502dbdb731aa41d58008fe0f3540ccdf7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/30188/cdc_30188_DS1.pdf
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