Trends in substance use prevention program participation among adolescents in the U.S.
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Date
2019-09
Authors
Salas-Wright, Christopher P.
AbiNader, Millan Alexander
Vaughn, Michael G.
Schwartz, Seth J.
Oh, Sehun
Delva, Jorge
Marsiglia, Flavio F.
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Accepted manuscript
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Citation
C.P. Salas-Wright, M.A. AbiNader, M.G. Vaughn, S.J. Schwartz, S. Oh, J. Delva, F.F. Marsiglia. 2019. "Trends in Substance Use Prevention Program Participation Among Adolescents in the U.S." Journal of Adolescent Health, Volume 65, Issue 3, pp.426-429. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.04.010
Abstract
PURPOSE: The aim of the article was to examine national trends in adolescent participation in substance use prevention programs (SUPP). METHODS: We examine 15 years of cross-sectional data (2002-2016) from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Main outcomes were participation in past-year school and community-based SUPP (no/yes). Logistic regression was used to examine trends in the prevalence of participation. RESULTS: Participation in school-based SUPP decreased significantly from 48% among adolescents in 2002-2003 to 40% in 2015-2016, a 16.5% proportional decline. Significant declines for school-based participation were observed in all demographic and drug involvement subgroups examined. Youth participation in community-based SUPP also decreased significantly. However, this downward trend was significant only among younger teens, females, youth in very low (<$20,000) and moderate ($40,000-$74,999) income households and in rural areas. CONCLUSIONS: Participation in SUPP has decreased since the early 2000s, with noteworthy declines among Latino youth and youth from rural areas and socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds.