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Drug use pathways among high school students of Mexico
Author(s) -
Villatoro Jorge A.,
MedinaMora Elena,
Juarez Francisco,
Rojas Estela,
Carreno Silvia,
Berenzon Shoshana
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
addiction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0965-2140
DOI - 10.1046/j.1360-0443.1998.9310157715.x
Subject(s) - cluster sampling , drug , suicidal ideation , substance abuse , psychology , illicit drug , cluster (spacecraft) , sampling (signal processing) , environmental health , suicide prevention , medicine , poison control , clinical psychology , psychiatry , population , filter (signal processing) , computer science , computer vision , programming language
Objective. This study surveyed high school student drug users in urban areas of Mexico to describe use patterns and drug‐related behaviors among adolescents and to develop predictor models of pathways to underage drug use. Subject/design. A National School Survey was conducted among high school students where data are provided by the State. Only urban sites were considered for this study ( n = 40 521). Stratified two‐stage cluster sampling was used; schools and groups within the schools were the sampling units. Conclusions. Male adolescents who have worked the previous year, have high exposure within the family and are affiliated with drug using peers are at increased risk of becoming drug users and subject to depression and suicidal ideation as well as drug‐related social problems.