@article{ref1,
title="Abstention from drug use and delinquency increasing among youth in the United States, 2002-2014",
journal="Substance use and misuse",
year="2018",
author="Vaughn, Michael G. and Nelson, Erik J. and Oh, Sehun and Salas-Wright, Christopher P. and DeLisi, Matt and Holzer, Katie J.",
volume="53",
number="9",
pages="1468-1481",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Trends in abstaining from substance use and delinquency among adolescent's ages 12-17 in the United States was examined. <br><br>METHODS: Data was derived from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) involving non-Hispanic white, African American, and Hispanic respondents (n = 98,620) and spanning the years 2002-2014. Logistic regression was used to examine significance of trend year and correlates of low-risk and high-risk behavioral groups relative to abstaining. <br><br>RESULTS: Overall, the prevalence of abstaining was 47.56% between 2002 and 2014. Prevalence increased significantly among all adolescents from 44.85% in 2002 to 53.58% in 2014. Relative to abstainers nonabstaining youth were more likely to be male, and report lower household income, poorer grades, depression, and lower levels of parental affirmation and control. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Findings indicate that there is a corresponding increase in abstaining mirroring the recent decreases found in adolescent drug use found in national surveys.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1082-6084",
doi="10.1080/10826084.2017.1413392",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2017.1413392"
}