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ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2019

Sex differences in nonmedical prescription tranquilizer and stimulant use trends among secondary school students in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay.

Alexander S Perlmutter, Ariadne E Rivera-Aguirre, Pia M Mauro, Alvaro Castillo-Carniglia, Nicolás Rodriguez, Nora Cadenas, Magdalena Cerdá, Silvia S Martins

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Alexander S PerlmutterColumbia University Mailman School of Public Health, 722 W 168th St, New York, NY, 10032, USA; Université Paris Descartes UMR1153, Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu, 1 Place du Parvis Notre-Dame, Paris, 75004, France. Electronic address: asp2183@cumc.columbia.edu.
Ariadne E Rivera-AguirreCenter for Opioid Epidemiology and Policy, Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, 180 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, USA; Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, 180 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, USA.
Pia M MauroColumbia University Mailman School of Public Health, 722 W 168th St, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
Alvaro Castillo-CarnigliaDepartment of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, 180 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, USA; Society and Health Research Center, Facultad de Humanidades, Universidad Mayor, Badajoz 30, Santiago, Chile.
Nicolás RodriguezResearch Department, National Service for Prevention and Rehabilitation of Drug and Alcohol Use (SENDA), Agustinas 1235, 9th floor, Santiago, Chile.
Nora CadenasDirección de Epidemiologia, Observatorio Argentino de Drogas, Calle Sarmiento 546, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, C1041AAL, Argentina.
Magdalena CerdáCenter for Opioid Epidemiology and Policy, Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, 180 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, USA; Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, 180 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, USA.
Silvia S MartinsColumbia University Mailman School of Public Health, 722 W 168th St, New York, NY, 10032, USA.

Funding

Substance Abuse Epidemiology Training Program (SAETP) at Columbia UniversityT32DA031099 · NIDA · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI DEBORAH S HASIN, Silvia Saboia Martins · 2012 to 2026
$6.1M
Health and social consequences of national marijuana legalizationR01DA040924 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI CERDA, MAGDALENA · 2016 to 2019
$1.3M
Multi-level associations between medical marijuana laws and substance use disorder treatmentK01DA045224 · NIDA · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI MAURO, PIA M. · 2018 to 2022
$878k
NIDA NIH HHS K01 DA045224NIDA NIH HHS L30 DA042436NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA040924NIDA NIH HHS T32 DA031099
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLittle is known about recent nonmedical prescription tranquilizer and stimulant use trends in Latin America. We tested whether recent trends among students in three South American countries differed by sex over time.

methodsThree countries independently collected National School Students Survey on Drugs. Students in 8th, 10th, and 12th grades were sampled in Argentina (2007-2014, N = 328,202), Chile (2007-2015, N = 136,379), and Uruguay (2007-2016, N = 32,371). Weighted linear regression models predicted the prevalences and trends over time of past-year nonmedical tranquilizer and stimulant use by country, and tested whether trends differed by sex, adjusting for school type and grade.

resultsIn Argentina from 2007 to 2014, past-year nonmedical prescription tranquilizer (girls: 2.8 to 2.6%, boys: 2.5 to 2.3%) and stimulant (girls: 1.7 to 1.3%, boys: 1.9 to 1.5%) use trends did not differ by sex. In Chile from 2007 to 2015, nonmedical prescription tranquilizer use trends significantly differed comparing girls (3.9 to 10%) with boys (3.2 to 6.9%); stimulant use trends did not differ comparing girls (1.6 to 2.0%) with boys (2.0 to 1.3%). In Uruguay from 2007 to 2014 and 2014-2016, past-year nonmedical prescription tranquilizer (girls: 5.1 to 6.6%; boys: 2.8 to 4.2%) and stimulant (girls: 1.8 to 0.7%; boys: 1.8 to 0.7%) use trends did not differ by sex.

conclusionsTrends of nonmedical prescription tranquilizer use recently increased in Chile and Uruguay, widening by sex over time in Chile only. The drivers of increasing tranquilizer use among girls in Chile and Uruguay merit further investigation.

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AdolescentArgentinaCentral Nervous System StimulantsChildChileCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansHypnotics and SedativesMaleSchoolsSelf ReportSex FactorsStudentsSubstance-Related DisordersTranquilizing AgentsCentral Nervous System StimulantsHypnotics and SedativesTranquilizing AgentsAdolescentsEpidemiologyNonmedical prescription drug useNonmedical prescription stimulant useNonmedical prescription tranquilizer useTrends

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