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Perceived Normalization of Drug Trafficking and Adolescent Substance Use on the US-Mexico Border
Journal of drug issues, v 52(3), pp 421-433
01 Jul 2022
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Abstract
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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- Title
- Perceived Normalization of Drug Trafficking and Adolescent Substance Use on the US-Mexico Border
- Creators
- Elizabeth Salerno Valdez - University of Massachusetts AmherstMavis Obeng-Kusi - University of ArizonaBenjamin Brady - University of ArizonaAllison Huff-Macpherson - University of ArizonaMelanie Bell - University of ArizonaKathryn Derose - University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Publication Details
- Journal of drug issues, v 52(3), pp 421-433
- Publisher
- Sage
- Number of pages
- 13
- Grant note
- 1F31MD012435-01 / National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health Program in Migration and Health-California Endowment, UC Berkeley Center for Border Health Disparities, Arizona Health Sciences, University of Arizona Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Services Award; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000765433900001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85125584515
- Other Identifier
- 991021895815704721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Substance Abuse