TY - JOUR
T1 - Substance use and firearm access among college freshmen
AU - Rossheim, Matthew E.
AU - Khoshhal, Bita
AU - Karon, Samantha
AU - Cheskin, Lawrence J.
AU - Trangenstein, Pamela J.
AU - Frankenfeld, Cara L.
AU - Ramezani, Niloofar
AU - Cuellar, Alison E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Objective: Examine the proportion of students with rapid firearm access and associations with recent alcohol and marijuana use. Participants: Cross-sectional data from college freshmen (n = 183) in 2020 who participated in the Mason: Health Starts Here study. Methods: Using logistic regression, associations were examined between past 30-day substance use and access to firearms within 15-min. Results: More than 10% of students could rapidly access a firearm, 53% of whom were current binge drinkers, compared to 13% of those who could not rapidly access firearms. Non-Hispanic White students (AOR = 4.1, 95%CI = 1.3,12.7) and past 30-day binge drinkers (AOR = 6.4, 95%CI = 2.1,19.7) had greater odds of having rapid firearm access. Age, sex, and past 30-day marijuana use were not associated with rapid access. Conclusions: A notable proportion of students had rapid firearm access, which was strongly associated with recent binge drinking. Campus prevention programs should consider how their alcohol and firearm policies could be enhanced to prevent violence/self-harm.
AB - Objective: Examine the proportion of students with rapid firearm access and associations with recent alcohol and marijuana use. Participants: Cross-sectional data from college freshmen (n = 183) in 2020 who participated in the Mason: Health Starts Here study. Methods: Using logistic regression, associations were examined between past 30-day substance use and access to firearms within 15-min. Results: More than 10% of students could rapidly access a firearm, 53% of whom were current binge drinkers, compared to 13% of those who could not rapidly access firearms. Non-Hispanic White students (AOR = 4.1, 95%CI = 1.3,12.7) and past 30-day binge drinkers (AOR = 6.4, 95%CI = 2.1,19.7) had greater odds of having rapid firearm access. Age, sex, and past 30-day marijuana use were not associated with rapid access. Conclusions: A notable proportion of students had rapid firearm access, which was strongly associated with recent binge drinking. Campus prevention programs should consider how their alcohol and firearm policies could be enhanced to prevent violence/self-harm.
KW - Gun access
KW - heavy episodic drinking
KW - university
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U2 - 10.1080/07448481.2022.2068959
DO - 10.1080/07448481.2022.2068959
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85130351613
JO - Journal of American College Health
JF - Journal of American College Health
SN - 0744-8481
ER -