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“Bath salt” use among a nationally representative sample of high school seniors in the United States
Author(s) -
Palamar Joseph J.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1111/ajad.12254
Subject(s) - salt lake , sample (material) , medicine , environmental health , family medicine , psychology , chemistry , paleontology , chromatography , structural basin , biology
Background and Objectives “Bath salts” are new drugs which have received extensive media attention. However, national studies in the US have not investigated prevalence or correlates of use. Methods Data were examined from Monitoring the Future, a representative sample of US high school seniors (2012–2013, N = 8,604). Results Only 1.1% of high school seniors used “bath salts” in the last year and the strongest correlate of use was use of other drugs. Discussion and Conclusions “Bath salt” use is not very prevalent, but users of other drugs are at highest risk for use. Scientific Significance We must continue to monitor new drugs in order to inform prevention and quickly detect potential epidemics. (Am J Addict 2015;24:488–491)