ArticleThe American journal of drug and alcohol abuse2014
Latent class analysis of substance use among adolescents presenting to urban primary care clinics.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Associations between Longitudinal Patterns of Substance Use and Anxiety and Depression Symptoms among a Sample of Canadian Secondary School Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Substance Use Profiles Among Gang-Involved Youth: Social Ecology Implications for Service Approaches.Children and youth services review · 2020Article
- Alcohol-Related Risky Behavior Patterns and Their Association With Alcohol Use and Perceived Alcohol Stigma in Moshi, Tanzania.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2020Article
- Using polytomous latent class analysis to compare patterns of substance use and co-occurring health-risk behaviors between students in alternative and mainstream high schools.Journal of adolescence · 2019Article
- Factors Associated with Poly Drug Use in Adolescents.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2019Article
- Reliability and Validity of the Newton Screen for Alcohol and Cannabis Misuse in a Pediatric Emergency Department Sample.The Journal of pediatrics · 2019Observational
- Has illicit drug use become normalised in groups of Swedish youth? A latent class analysis of school survey data from 2012 to 2015.Nordisk alkohol- & narkotikatidskrift : NAT · 2019Article
- Linking Patterns of Substance Use With Sexual Risk-Taking Among Female Adolescents With and Without Histories of Maltreatment.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2018Article
- Polydrug use among urban adolescent cigarette smokers.Addictive behaviors · 2017Article
- Characteristic substance misuse profiles among youth entering an urban emergency department: neighborhood correlates and behavioral comorbidities.The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse · 2016Article
- Substance Use Profiles of Urban American Indian Adolescents: A Latent Class Analysis.Substance use & misuse · 2016Article
- Latent class analysis of current e-cigarette and other substance use in high school students.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2016Article
- SBIRT-A: Adapting SBIRT to Maximize Developmental Fit for Adolescents in Primary Care.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundPolysubstance use during adolescence is a significant public health concern. However, few studies have investigated patterns of substance use during this developmental window within the primary care setting.
objectivesThis study used an empirical method to classify adolescents into substance use groups, and examines correlates of the empirically defined groups.
methodsData came from patients, ages 12-18 years, presenting to an urban, primary care community health clinics (Federally Qualified Health Centers) in two cities in the Midwestern United States (n = 1664). Latent class analysis (LCA) was used to identify classes of substance users. Multinomial logistic regression was used to examine variables associated with class membership.
resultsLCA identified three classes: class 1 (64.5%) exhibited low probabilities of all types of substance use; class 2 (24.6%) was characterized by high probabilities of cannabis use and consequences; and class 3 (10.9%) had the highest probabilities of substance use, including heavy episodic drinking and misuse of prescription drugs. Those in class 2 and class 3 were more likely to be older and have poorer grades, poorer health, higher levels of psychological distress and more sexual partners than those in class 1. Individuals in class 3 were also less likely to be African-American than those in class 1.
conclusionFindings provide novel insight into the patterns of substance use among adolescents presenting to low-income urban primary care clinics. Future research should examine the efficacy of interventions that address the complex patterns of substance use and concomitant health concerns among adolescents.
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