TY - JOUR
T1 - Patterns of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Substance Use Among Young Adult Peer Crowds
AU - Moran, Meghan Bridgid
AU - Villanti, Andrea C.
AU - Johnson, Amanda
AU - Rath, Jessica
N1 - Funding Information:
Data collection for this study was supported by Truth Initiative. Dr. Moran's effort was supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the Food and Drug Administration Center for Tobacco Products (K01DA037903, PI: Moran). Dr. Villanti's effort was supported by the Schroeder Institute at Truth Initiative and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (P20GM103644). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of NIH or the Food and Drug Administration. Meghan Moran is serving as an expert witness for the prosecution on litigation in which a tobacco company is the defendant. No other financial disclosures were reported by the authors of this paper.
Funding Information:
Data collection for this study was supported by Truth Initiative. Dr. Moran's effort was supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the Food and Drug Administration Center for Tobacco Products (K01DA037903, PI: Moran). Dr. Villanti's effort was supported by the Schroeder Institute at Truth Initiative and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (P20GM103644). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of NIH or the Food and Drug Administration.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 American Journal of Preventive Medicine
PY - 2019/6
Y1 - 2019/6
N2 - Introduction: The association between peer crowd identification and substance use is well documented among adolescents, but less is known about substance use among young adult peer crowds. Methods: This study leverages data from the Truth Initiative Young Adult Cohort Study (Wave 8, June–July 2015), a nationally representative cohort sample of young adults aged 18–34 years. The current cross-sectional analyses (conducted in 2018)focused on 1,341 individuals aged 18–24 years in this sample. Participants reported their peer crowd identification and current use of alcohol, marijuana, other drugs, and tobacco (cigarettes, little cigars/cigarillos, e-cigarettes, hookah, smokeless tobacco). Adjusted logistic regression models assessed associations between peer crowd identification and substance use. Results: In general, young adults who identified as homebody, young professional, or religious had lower odds of substance use than their counterparts. Young adults who identified as social/partier were more likely to be current users of alcohol, marijuana, any tobacco, cigarettes, and e-cigarettes than those who did not identify as social/partier. Those who identified as alternative were more likely to be current users of marijuana and other drugs than those not identified as alternative. Those who identified as country were more likely than those not identified as country to be current users of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco. Those who identified as hip hop were more likely to be current users of marijuana and e-cigarettes. Conclusions: Peer crowd identification is associated with substance use among young adults. These findings can help identify target populations for prevention and cessation interventions and inform intervention design and delivery.
AB - Introduction: The association between peer crowd identification and substance use is well documented among adolescents, but less is known about substance use among young adult peer crowds. Methods: This study leverages data from the Truth Initiative Young Adult Cohort Study (Wave 8, June–July 2015), a nationally representative cohort sample of young adults aged 18–34 years. The current cross-sectional analyses (conducted in 2018)focused on 1,341 individuals aged 18–24 years in this sample. Participants reported their peer crowd identification and current use of alcohol, marijuana, other drugs, and tobacco (cigarettes, little cigars/cigarillos, e-cigarettes, hookah, smokeless tobacco). Adjusted logistic regression models assessed associations between peer crowd identification and substance use. Results: In general, young adults who identified as homebody, young professional, or religious had lower odds of substance use than their counterparts. Young adults who identified as social/partier were more likely to be current users of alcohol, marijuana, any tobacco, cigarettes, and e-cigarettes than those who did not identify as social/partier. Those who identified as alternative were more likely to be current users of marijuana and other drugs than those not identified as alternative. Those who identified as country were more likely than those not identified as country to be current users of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco. Those who identified as hip hop were more likely to be current users of marijuana and e-cigarettes. Conclusions: Peer crowd identification is associated with substance use among young adults. These findings can help identify target populations for prevention and cessation interventions and inform intervention design and delivery.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.amepre.2019.02.010
DO - 10.1016/j.amepre.2019.02.010
M3 - Article
C2 - 31104724
AN - SCOPUS:85065079707
SN - 0749-3797
VL - 56
SP - e185-e193
JO - American journal of preventive medicine
JF - American journal of preventive medicine
IS - 6
ER -