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Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use among rural/small town and urban youth: A secondary analysis of the monitoring the future data set

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  • Cronk, C.E.
  • Sarvela, P.D.

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Objectives. This study compared prevalence of substance use among high school seniors in rural and urban areas from 1976 through 1992. Methods. We used data collected for these years from urban (n = 75 916) and rural (n = 51 182) high school seniors. Thirty-day prevalence for alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, cocaine, LSD, and inhalant use, binge drinking, smoking a pack or more of cigarettes a day, and daily alcohol and marijuana use were evaluated. Results. Substance use declined from 1976 through 1992. In 1976, urban students had greater prevalence for most substances, but by 1992, rural and urban students were similar, with rural students having higher prevalence for alcohol and cigarette use (particularly excessive use). Trends were similar for both sexes, though rural girls showed a later catch-up to use levels of urban girls. Conclusions. Rural students are currently at risk approximately equal to that of urban students. Other studies have demonstrated the association of substance use with increased morbidity and mortality. Policy alterations and health education programs should address this pattern in the nation's rural areas.

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  • Cronk, C.E. & Sarvela, P.D., 1997. "Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use among rural/small town and urban youth: A secondary analysis of the monitoring the future data set," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 87(5), pages 760-764.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1997:87:5:760-764_5
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    1. Lukas Pitel & Andrea Geckova & Jitse vanDijk & Sijmen Reijneveld, 2011. "Degree of urbanization and gender differences in substance use among Slovak adolescents," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 56(6), pages 645-651, December.
    2. Seyed Kaveh Hojjat & Ebrahim Golmakani & Mina Norozi Khalili & Maryam Shakeri Chenarani & Mahin Hamidi & Arash Akaberi & Amir Rezaei Ardani, 2016. "The Effectiveness of Group Assertiveness Training on Happiness in Rural Adolescent Females With Substance Abusing Parents," Global Journal of Health Science, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 8(2), pages 156-156, February.
    3. Ladislav Kážmér & Pavla Chomynová & Ladislav Csémy, 2019. "What Affects What? Perceived Cannabis Availability and Its Use Among Czech Urban Youth—A Multilevel Sociogeographic Analysis," SAGE Open, , vol. 9(2), pages 21582440198, May.
    4. Pearce, Jamie & Barnett, Ross & Jones, Irfon, 2007. "Have urban/rural inequalities in suicide in New Zealand grown during the period 1980-2001?," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 65(8), pages 1807-1819, October.

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