@article{ref1,
title="Socioenvironmental risk factors for adolescent marijuana use in a United States-Mexico border community",
journal="American journal of health promotion",
year="2020",
author="Salerno Valdez, Elizabeth and Valdez, Luis and Korchmaros, Josephine and Garcia, David O. and Stevens, Sally and Sabo, Samantha and Carvajal, Scott",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="PURPOSE: We examined how socioenvironmental risk factors unique to the United States-Mexico border, defined as border community and immigration stress, normalization of drug trafficking, and perceived disordered neighborhood stress, contribute to tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use among adolescents residing there.   DESIGN: Cross-sectional design.   SETTING: The study was conducted at a high school on the United States-Mexico border.   SUBJECTS: A sample of 445 primarily Hispanic students (ages 14-18).   MEASURE: Perceived Disordered Neighborhood Stress Scale, Border Community and Immigration Stress Scale, and Normalization of Drug Trafficking Scale.   ANALYSIS: Logistic regression assessed the association between the socioenvironmental risk factors and past 30-day tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use.   RESULTS: Participants with higher border community and immigration stress scores were significantly more likely to have used tobacco (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.41, P <.01) and alcohol (aOR = 1.31, P <.01) in the past 30 days. Perceived disordered neighborhood stress also was associated with past 30-day alcohol use (aOR = 1.46, P <.00). The normalization of drug trafficking was associated with past 30-day marijuana use (aOR = 1.45, P <.05).   CONCLUSIONS: Public health practitioners, educational institutions, and policy makers should consider the economic and normative environment of the United States-Mexico border for future substance use prevention and risk reduction efforts targeting border adolescents.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0890-1171",
doi="10.1177/0890117120927527",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0890117120927527"
}