Citation

Moss SL, Santaella-Tenorio J, Mauro PM, Keyes KM, Martins SS. Addiction 2019; 114(4): 674-686.

Affiliation

Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/add.14506

PMID

30461115

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Among adolescents, risk preference and deviant behaviors are associated with marijuana use, which exhibit substantial historical trends. We examined 1) trends, 2) effect modification by sex and age, 3) associations of marijuana use with deviant behaviors and risk preferences, and 4) differences by sex, age, and year.

DESIGN: Adjusted logistic and relative risk regression models, using data from the 2002-2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, annual cross-sectional surveys of U.S. households. SETTING: U.S. PARTICIPANTS: A nationally representative sample of adolescents 12-17 years-old (n=230,452). MEASUREMENTS: We estimated associations between past-year marijuana use (self-reported using CAPI/ACASI), deviant behavior (i.e., selling drugs; stealing; attacking someone), and risk preference (i.e., getting a kick; testing oneself).

FINDINGS: Marijuana use, deviant behaviors, and risk preferences declined among adolescents from 2002-2014. There were no significant sex or age differences in the decline of marijuana use over time. There were sex (sold drugs: β=0.90, 95% CI: 0.75, 1.04) and age (attacked someone: β=0.32, 95% CI: 0.22, 0.42) differences in the prevalence of deviant behaviors, and trends over time differed by sex and age for attacking someone.

CONCLUSIONS: While marijuana use, deviant behavior, and risk preferences among U.S. adolescents declined from 2002 to 2014, associations have remained stable, with marijuana use positively associated with deviant behavoirs and risk preferences.

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Language: en

Keywords

adolescents; deviance; gender differences; marijuana; risk preference; substance use; trends