Citation

Salas-Wright CP, AbiNader MA, Vaughn MG, Schwartz SJ, Oh S, Delva J, Marsiglia FF. J. Adolesc. Health 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.04.010

PMID

31277992

Abstract

PURPOSE: The aim of the article was to examine national trends in adolescent participation in substance use prevention programming (SUPP).

METHODS: We examine 15 years of cross-sectional data (2002-2016) from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Main outcomes were participation in past-year school and community-based SUPP (no/yes). Logistic regression was used to examine trends in the prevalence of participation.

RESULTS: Participation in school-based SUPP decreased significantly from 48% among adolescents in 2002-2003 to 40% in 2015-2016, a 16.5% proportional decline. Significant declines for school-based participation were observed in all demographic and drug involvement subgroups examined. Youth participation in community-based SUPP also decreased significantly. However, this downward trend was significant only among younger teens, females, youth in very low (<$20,000) and moderate ($40,000-$74,999) income households and in rural areas.

CONCLUSIONS: Participation in SUPP has decreased since the early 2000s, with noteworthy declines among Latino youth and youth from rural areas and socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Copyright © 2019 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Adolescents; Alcohol and drugs; Prevention; Substance use; Trends