TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Abstention from drug use and delinquency increasing among youth in the United States, 2002-2014
JO  - Substance use and misuse
A1  - Vaughn, Michael G.
A1  - Nelson, Erik J.
A1  - Oh, Sehun
A1  - Salas-Wright, Christopher P.
A1  - DeLisi, Matt
A1  - Holzer, Katie J.
SP  - 1468
EP  - 1481
VL  - 53
IS  - 9
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1082-6084
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2017.1413392
ID  - ref1
ER  -