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Inhalant abuse and dependence among adolescents in the United States.

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Wu, L-T; Pilowsky, DJ; Schlenger, WE
Published in: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry
October 2004

OBJECTIVE: To examine the patterns of inhalant use and correlates of the progression from inhalant use to abuse and dependence among adolescents aged 12 to 17. METHOD: Study data were drawn from the 2000 and 2001 National Household Surveys on Drug Abuse. Multinominal logistic regression was used to identify the characteristics associated with progression to inhalant abuse and dependence. RESULTS: Inhalant use was common among the studied adolescents. Among adolescents aged 12 to 17, 0.4% met DSM-IV inhalant abuse or dependence criteria in the past year. Inhalant abuse and dependence affected adolescents regardless of gender, age, race/ethnicity, and family income. The progression from inhalant use to abuse or dependence was related to early first use, use of multiple inhalants, and weekly inhalant use. Adolescents with inhalant use disorders reported coexisting multiple drug abuse and dependence, mental health treatment, and delinquent behaviors. CONCLUSIONS: Adolescents with an inhalant use disorder may represent a subgroup of highly troubled youths with multiple vulnerabilities. Because early use is associated with progression to abuse and dependence, prevention programs should target elementary school-age children.

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J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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ISSN

0890-8567

Publication Date

October 2004

Volume

43

Issue

10

Start / End Page

1206 / 1214

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Male
  • Incidence
  • Humans
  • Health Surveys
  • Female
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • Child
 

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Wu, L.-T., Pilowsky, D. J., & Schlenger, W. E. (2004). Inhalant abuse and dependence among adolescents in the United States. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 43(10), 1206–1214. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.chi.0000134491.42807.a3
Wu, Li-Tzy, Daniel J. Pilowsky, and William E. Schlenger. “Inhalant abuse and dependence among adolescents in the United States.J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 43, no. 10 (October 2004): 1206–14. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.chi.0000134491.42807.a3.
Wu L-T, Pilowsky DJ, Schlenger WE. Inhalant abuse and dependence among adolescents in the United States. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2004 Oct;43(10):1206–14.
Wu, Li-Tzy, et al. “Inhalant abuse and dependence among adolescents in the United States.J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, vol. 43, no. 10, Oct. 2004, pp. 1206–14. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/01.chi.0000134491.42807.a3.
Wu L-T, Pilowsky DJ, Schlenger WE. Inhalant abuse and dependence among adolescents in the United States. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2004 Oct;43(10):1206–1214.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry

DOI

ISSN

0890-8567

Publication Date

October 2004

Volume

43

Issue

10

Start / End Page

1206 / 1214

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Male
  • Incidence
  • Humans
  • Health Surveys
  • Female
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • Child