Jason A Ford1, Corey Pomykacz1, Kasim Ortiz2, Sean Esteban McCabe3,4,5,6, Ty S Schepis7. 1. Department of Sociology, University of Central Florida. 2. Department of Sociology & Criminology, University of New Mesico. 3. Center for the Study of Drugs, Alcohol, Smoking and Health, School of Nursing, University of Michigan. 4. Institute for Research on Women and Gender, University of Michigan. 5. Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan. 6. Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan. 7. Department of Psychology, Texas State University.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Young adults who do not complete high school are at increased risk for substance use and offending behavior. A limitation of this research is that dropouts are often treated as a homogeneous group, which ignores the various push (e.g., academic failure or disciplinary problems) and pull (e.g., family responsibility or economic need) factors for leaving school. METHODS: The current study relies on multiple years of data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2009-2014) and examines several dependent variables, including prevalence of prescription drug misuse, frequent prescription drug misuse, and prescription drug-related substance use disorder symptoms. We assess the importance of push and pull factors for dropping out, and compare dropouts to respondents who completed school. RESULTS: Multivariable logistic regression analyses produce two important findings. First, push factors increase the risk of various types of prescription drug misuse compared to pull factors. Additionally, respondents who attend college are at a decreased risk for various types of prescription opioid and sedative/tranquilizer misuse and disorder. DISCUSSION: The current research identifies important differences in prescription drug misuse and disorders among dropouts based on the reason they left school. Additionally, college attendance appears to be a strong protective factor.
PURPOSE: Young adults who do not complete high school are at increased risk for substance use and offending behavior. A limitation of this research is that dropouts are often treated as a homogeneous group, which ignores the various push (e.g., academic failure or disciplinary problems) and pull (e.g., family responsibility or economic need) factors for leaving school. METHODS: The current study relies on multiple years of data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2009-2014) and examines several dependent variables, including prevalence of prescription drug misuse, frequent prescription drug misuse, and prescription drug-related substance use disorder symptoms. We assess the importance of push and pull factors for dropping out, and compare dropouts to respondents who completed school. RESULTS: Multivariable logistic regression analyses produce two important findings. First, push factors increase the risk of various types of prescription drug misuse compared to pull factors. Additionally, respondents who attend college are at a decreased risk for various types of prescription opioid and sedative/tranquilizer misuse and disorder. DISCUSSION: The current research identifies important differences in prescription drug misuse and disorders among dropouts based on the reason they left school. Additionally, college attendance appears to be a strong protective factor.
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Keywords:
benzodiazepine; dropout; educational attainment; opioid; prescription drug misuse
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