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ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2020

Characterizing profiles of polysubstance use among high school students in Baltimore, Maryland: A latent class analysis.

Kristin E Schneider, Sherri-Chanelle Brighthaupt, Abigail K Winiker, Renee M Johnson, Rashelle J Musci, Sabriya L Linton

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  4. Polysubstance Use among Maryland High School Students: Variations across County-Level School Districts.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024
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  6. The latent class structure of substance use in US adults 50 years and older.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2021
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Kristin E SchneiderDepartment of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Electronic address: kschne18@jhu.edu.
Sherri-Chanelle BrighthauptDepartment of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Electronic address: sbright5@jhu.edu.
Abigail K WinikerDepartment of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Electronic address: awinike1@jhu.edu.
Renee M JohnsonDepartment of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Electronic address: rjohnson@jhu.edu.
Rashelle J MusciDepartment of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Electronic address: rmusci1@jhu.edu.
Sabriya L LintonDepartment of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Electronic address: slinton1@jhu.edu.

Funding

NIDA Epidemiology Training Program: Johns Hopkins UniversityT32DA007292 · NIDA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI RENEE M. JOHNSON, Brion S Maher · 1993 to 2026
$17.7M
NIDA NIH HHS T32 DA007292
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Abstract

backgroundAdolescent drug use has long term health consequences, like substance use disorders and psychiatric illnesses. Proximal health risks, especially for overdose, are amplified when multiple substances are combined. Existing literature on polysubstance use among adolescents has largely focused on alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana, but has largely excluded other drugs like opioids. Understanding how adolescents combine illicit drugs is essential for intervening to prevent poor health outcomes.

methodsWe aimed to explore patterns of lifetime polysubstance use among adolescents in Baltimore City. We used data on 9th-12th graders recruited to participate in the 2017 local Baltimore Youth Risk Behavior Survey who reported any lifetime drug use (n = 387; 60 % female, 77 % non-Hispanic Black). We then conducted a latent class analysis using 10 indicators of lifetime drug and alcohol use. After selecting the class model, we tested for associations between the class profiles and race, sex, school grade, and lifetime injection drug use.

resultsWe identified three profiles of lifetime polysubstance use in our sample: alcohol and marijuana (68.6 % of sample), polysubstance (22.0 %), and alcohol/pain medication/inhalant use (9.4 %). Members of the polysubstance use class were more likely to be male and to report injection drug use.

conclusionsUnderstanding broader patterns of drug use beyond alcohol, tobacco and marijuana among adolescents is a crucial step towards preventing adverse drug and health-related outcomes later in life. More research is needed to characterize the full health impact of youth polysubstance use patterns and related risk behaviors like injection drug use.

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Latent Class AnalysisAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorBaltimoreDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansIllicit DrugsMaleRisk-TakingSchoolsStudentsSubstance-Related DisordersTobacco UseUnderage DrinkingIllicit DrugsAdolescentsDrug use patternsLatent class analysisPolysubstance useYouth risk behavior survey

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PMCPMC7236476

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