Peer Substance Use Norms and Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs among a National Sample of African American Adolescents

Ashley L. Merianos; Keith A. King; Rebecca A. Vidourek; Kelsi J. Becker; R. Andrew Yockey; Oladunni Oluwoye

doi:10.1080/1067828X.2020.1789523

Peer Substance Use Norms and Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs among a National Sample of African American Adolescents

Ashley L. Merianos, Keith A. King, Rebecca A. Vidourek, Kelsi J. Becker, R. Andrew Yockey, Oladunni Oluwoye

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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between peer substance use norms and lifetime and past year nonmedical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) among African American adolescents. A secondary analysis of the 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health was conducted (N = 2,420). We performed multivariable logistic regression analyses to examine the associations between peer norms and lifetime and past year NMUPD. For lifetime NMUPD, results revealed that participants who reported that most/all of their peers used substances were significantly more likely to report lifetime use. Similar results were found for past year NMUPD. Recommendations are included.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	304-311
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/1067828X.2020.1789523
State	Published - 2020

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African American adolescents
nonmedical use of prescription drugs
peer norms
substance use prevention

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