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JOURNAL OF DRUG ISSUES
卷 52, 期 3, 页码 421-433出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/00220426211046593
关键词
Adolescent substance use; US-Mexico border; drug trafficking; cross-border purchase of substances
资金
- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Services Award
- National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health [1F31MD012435-01]
- Program in Migration and Health-California Endowment, UC Berkeley
- Center for Border Health Disparities, Arizona Health Sciences, University of Arizona
Adolescents residing on the US-Mexico border are at a higher risk for substance misuse due to environmental factors, and the perception of drug trafficking normalization is associated with increased cross-border purchase and substance use.
Adolescents residing on the US-Mexico border are at disproportionate risk for substance misuse due to environmental risk factors, including high unemployment, high concentration of liquor licenses, drug-trade-related violence, border militarization, and inadequate access to prevention, treatment, and support services for substance misuse. We used multivariable logistic regression to examine the association between high perceived normalization of drug trafficking and cross-border purchase, and past 30-day substance use (tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana) in a sample of 445 primarily Mexican American adolescents living on the US-Mexico border. Adolescents with higher perceived normalization of drug trafficking scores were more likely to have crossed the border to purchase (OR = 1.17, 95% CI 1.07, 1.28) and use substances (OR = 1.08, 95% CI 1.00, 1.17). The economic and normative environment of border communities must be considered in the formation of interventions targeted at substance use risk prevention and mitigation, and involve binational support from organizations, policy makers, and community members.
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