TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - A comparison of national, state, and local drug use surveys: the Youth Risk Behavior Survey and the Rx for Addiction and Medication Safety Program
JO  - Rhode Island medical journal (2013)
A1  - Patry, Emily
A1  - Upadhyay, Ravi
A1  - Bratberg, Jeffrey P.
A1  - Buchanan, Ashley
A1  - Matson, Kelly L.
SP  - 20
EP  - 25
VL  - 105
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To understand adolescent substance use and its known risk factors at the local and state level; to inform the development of future programs to reduce substance misuse among adolescents. <br><br>METHODS: Survey data collected from a convenience sample of Rhode Island 9th-grade students prior to administration of the RAMS curriculum in 2016 and 2017 was compared to 2017 Rhode Island and National Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data. <br><br>RESULTS: Seventeen percent (2016 RAMS), 10% (2017 RAMS), 6% (RIYRBS) and 11% (NYRBS) of students reported ever using prescription pain reliever without a physician prescription. One percent (2016 RAMS, 2017 RAMS), 3% (RIYRBS), and 2% (NYRBS) reported ever using heroin. Seven percent (2016 RAMS, 2017 RAMS), and 12% (RIYRBS, NYRBS) reported using cannabis in previous 30 days. <br><br>CONCLUSION: These findings highlight a unique need for targeted education based on school and community risk and protective factors and misuse differences.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2327-2228
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -